Prospect plans a new walkable downtown

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A new, walkable downtown could soon be coming to Prospect.

Prospect leaders are backing a plan to redevelop a 30-acre site along U.S. 42 into a mixed-use community with housing, shops, restaurants, and green space. The property sits between the firehouse and the Ken Carla neighborhood, along a corridor that carries about 28,000 cars a day into Oldham County.

Mayor Doug Farnsley said the goal is to create a community center that offers an alternative to continued sprawl, with five-story buildings designed for living and shopping in the same area…

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