Big changes are coming to the streets of Louisville — $21 million worth of changes, to be specific.

Let's take a look at how Louisville will use the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant funding for safety improvements.

🚧 The improvements

The money will primarily be used to "rightsize" ten Derby City corridors to better serve those who use them (think: drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists). The project will focus on improving safety in key areas including:

Speed reduction measurements
Fewer travel lanes pedestrians must cross
Creating bicycle lanes, on-street parking, and transit stops

Since 2014, 900+ people have died on the city's roads. These measures may reduce crashes by 19-47%.

🛣️ Affected roads

Here are ten roadways that will benefit from this grant:

Wilson Avenue
West Oak Streetspell out everything unless full address
East Oak Street
Berry Boulevard
Crums Lane
River Road
Zorn Avenue
South 22nd Street
Southern Parkway
Louis Coleman Jr. Drive

🗓️ The timeline

The project will begin with design work, slated to begin this summer. Construction is scheduled for 2024 and is planned to continue until 2027.

💰 The funding

The $21 million comes from the federal government's Safe Streets and Roads for All grant. The funding will be matched by almost $1.5 in state funding and $4 million in local funds for a grand total of nearly $27 million. The Metro Government estimates that over 60% of the funding will impact underserved communities.Ah! I think you can delete the underserved communities bit above. This says it all.