LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A new aspect of a redesign project for the Barret Avenue Corridor could mean the elimination of one side of street parking along the busy, retail stretch.
The city pitched the change in a survey asking for feedback on redesign options. Later this year, Barret Avenue will undergo repaving and restriping. As a part of the change, the city has proposed:
- a one-way bike lane on Barret Avenue from Rufer Avenue to East Breckinridge Street
- a two-lane bike lane from East Breckinridge Street to East Broadway
The proposal, however, would mean small businesses like Liquor Glamour Nail Bar would see all current street parking on their side of the road wiped out.
“It’s a leisure over a livelihood thing,” owner Kendra Letcher said. “We have businesses down here. We’re small businesses, and we need our parking.”…