Louisville Downtown Partnership is looking for public comments on a new entertainment district that would allow people to transport open alcohol containers.
Louisville, Ky. – The city center of Louisville could see a large reshuffle in the form of an entertainment district, including most of rue Main and South Fourth Street.
If the idea Pass through the main street segment of Wenzel in the east of nullu in the 10th street, as well as the section of the fourth rue de Main on Broadway would allow customers to transport open alcohol containers on public rights.
The president of the partnership of the downtown Louisville, Rebecca Fleischaker, calls for this region “Power T” and already houses many restaurants, bars, hotels and attractions.
“We are so lucky in Louisville that we have a very active main street, very beautiful and rich in hospitality,” she said. “You are still in the city center, but in the middle of having a good time. And it’s just different when you are in a city center that is lit, has a beautification and a place that makes all around you and you can go out with friends who always finish this beer that you could not finish.”
But the plan is still in his early childhood.
Fleischaker said that the idea had been welcomed by business owners during discussions on the round table.
Now that a preliminary district has been arranged, she said they wanted to get comments from the community before going ahead with discussions concerning security planning and the presentation of the Metro council proposal.
Fleischaker predicted that if the district is approved, the tourism industry will see a boost from the inhabitants as well as the owners.
“This attracts tourists in the city center,” said Fleischaker. “People will want to be where there are other people and I think this type of tool allows us to pool the reasons why people get together.”
The proposed area already sees many tourism and local events like Bock Fest, Steins on Main and Nullu Fest.
Fleischaker said that district training could reduce administrative formalities to host more of these events that attract many premises in the heart of Louisville.
Over the past years, city officials have talked about the need to create more residential and mixed opportunities in the city center. Fleischaker said the push was to generate pedestrian traffic, more people in the city center to visit companies.
This project is not that, but it could always achieve the same goal.
“We are working on all kinds of tools with office buildings that we know how to be office buildings, could they be converted into residential people?” She said. “We have surface car parks. Now we have new legislation that provides financial incentives to redevelop these. We need residential development because we need this pedestrian activity. This tool also creates this pedestrian activity. It is therefore in the process of doing a jersey with everything we plan to do with our 10 -year strategy, in terms of residence cities.”
The idea of an entertainment district is not new in our region. Jeffersonville has something similar near the Riverfront, and the cities of Kentucky like Lexington, Bowling Green, Paducah and Owensboro have all their versions.
“Why may not be Louisville?” Fleischaker asked.
The president of the city center partnership said that a security and application plan would be a future step in the planning process.
She said that the law requires that any entertainment district, such as the proposed one, has specially marked cuts available to purchase in approved ABC companies. This would specifically identify customers in accordance with the rules.
“So there is a difference if someone tries to hide something or do not legally participate in this designation,” said Fleischaker. “We want it to be safe. We want it to be fun. It should be. It is in other cities, Louisville should not be different.”
The public comment form will be open for 30 days, which means that it will close on July 6. You can find this form here.