Ohio River Levee Trail – Louisville, kY
We were hired by the Louisville Metro Government to
design several phases of the Ohio River Levee Trail.
Phase II of the project included a 3.5-mile extension of
a 10-foot-wide asphalt pedestrian/bike path beginning in
Southwestern Jefferson County on the Historic
Farnsley-Moremen property.
We have recently completed the design of Phase IIB of
the project, connecting the trail from Cane Run Road
back to the Ohio River Levee. This portion of the trail
is approximately 2 miles long with a 231-foot-span
bridge over Mill Creek.
Lastly, we completed the feasibility study, and
design for Phase III of the Levee Trail Project. The
7.4-mile section will connect to the Phase IIB of the
Levee Trail to two of Louisville’s Olmsted Parks:
Chickasaw and Shawnee. It will run parallel to the Ohio
River and traverse through business districts and
neighborhoods creating linkages to the Levee Trail,
commerce, and the existing river walk trail at Shawnee
Park.
Warren County Countryside YMCA Bikeway –
Lebanon, OH
The Countryside YMCA Bikeway is a 7.86-mile bike trail
located in a scenic region of Warren County, Ohio.
Connecting the Little Miami Scenic River Bikeway to
Mechanic Street in Lebanon, Ohio, the trail provides
access from a main bikeway corridor to the cultural and
commercial facilities located in historic Lebanon. The
corridor for the trail encompasses abandoned railroad
alignment, existing vehicular right-of-way, and areas of
new alignment.
Additionally, the route involves
two stream crossings; one at the Little Miami River
across an abandoned railroad bridge and the second
across Turtle Creek near the terminus in Lebanon.
Much like the River Trail in
Marietta, the Countryside Bikeway began as a private
consideration of local cycling enthusiasts that grew
into a city LPA project coordinated by ODOT. Our work on
the project included all aspects of development,
including preliminary design, environmental
coordination, detailed design, aesthetic and safety
enhancements, and right-of-way coordination. We worked
closely with the City of Lebanon’s Planning and
Development Department to ensure that they were an
integral part of the design process. The environmental
coordination included but was not limited to:
ecological, historical, architectural, soil source
aquifer, and personal impact considerations. Due to the
volume of acquired parcels affected during right-of-way
acquisition, and the other above considerations, a Level
4 Categorical Exclusion was completed.
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