Amenities

March, 2008

Downtown Amenities
(includes amenities located within the Louisville Central Business District or the immediate environs)

Churches
With over 20 places of worship located in the Downtown area, residents are offered a wide variety of religious affiliations including:

Schools
Educational opportunities located Downtown include:

• Ahrens Vocational School (public/head start & adult programs)
• Bellarmine Center for EWorld Education (private)
• Brown School (public/grades K-12)
• Central High School (public/grades 9-12)
• Coleridge-Taylor Elementary School (public/grades K-5)
• The Community at eMain (public)
• Dawson Orman Education Center (public/preschool programs)
• Jefferson Community & Technical College (public)
• Lincoln Elementary School (public/grades K-5)
• Meyzeek Middle School (public/grades 6-8)
• Presentation Academy (private/grades 9-12)
• St. Frances High School (private/grades 9-12)
• Spalding University (private)
• University of Louisville Medical/Dental Schools (public)

Child Care
There are 12 child care facilities with a total licensed capacity of over 1,270.

Fitness Centers
There are three fitness centers in addition to the private facilities located in most residential complexes.

Attractions/Museums
Downtown offers a wide range of attractions and museums including:

Theaters/Performing Halls
Thirteen separate venues housing 19 stages offer a range of entertainment from plays to Broadway shows with performances by local, national, and international artists. Local resident groups include Actors Theatre of Louisville, Kentucky Opera, Louisville Ballet, Louisville Orchestra, and Stage One/Louisville Children's Theater.

Parks/Open Space
Approximately 102 acres of public parks/plazas/squares are scattered throughout the downtown streetscape. Waterfront Park alone covers 72 acres along the Ohio River. A 13-acre expansion is underway. the RiverWalk, a multipurpose recreational trail suitable for walking, biking, and skating parallels the Ohio River, offering many scenic vistas along the 6.9 mile path.

Health Care
The Louisville Medical Center has the highest concentration of health care providers in Kentucky. Located primarily in the CBD, the 20-block complex consists of seven acute-care hospitals with a total licensed capacity of 1,953 beds and the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center. The campus also includes a biomedical research park with 200,000 square feet of wet lab and office space. Plans would add more than 500,000 square feet of space on a 3.5-acre site to house small to medium size life science and information technology companies.

Events/Festivals
Numerous events and festivals are held downtown each year. The Waterfront Independence Festival, Greek Festival, and Light-Up Louisville! are just a few of the exciting activities that draw thousands of people downtown. Downtown Derby Festival events, including the Pegasus Parade and the Chow Wagon, draw over 400,000. Thunder Over Louisville alone attracts crowds of over 750,000.

Dining/Nightlife
Over 120 restaurants, including 52 upscale and casual dining establishments, serve a broad range of cuisine from around the world. Live music, ranging from blues to rock, jazz to country, classic to modern, is offered at over 40 downtown nightclubs and restaurants.

Shopping Concentrations
4th Street Live! is an open-air urban retail and entertainment center that opened in the Spring of 2004. This 205,000-square-foot center features a blend of the best national and regional retail/entertainment tenants. Other shopping areas include the Fourth Street Entertainment District/Theater Square (500-600 blocks), the West Main Street Cultural Arts District, the East Main/East Market/Preston Street area, in selected office buildings, and in major hotels.

Transit
Downtown is currently served by three circulator routes:

• The Fourth Street Trolley (Toonerville II) operates on a 2.6-mile, north-south route on Fourth Street linking the waterfront at the wharf with Spalding University at Breckinridge Street. The trolley operates on weekdays from 7:10 a.m. - 10:15 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 p.m. The fare is 50 cents. Route map and schedule
• The Main Street Trolley, serving the cultural arts and East Main/East Market districts, operates on a 3.5-mile, east-west route on Main & Market, between Campbell & Tenth Streets. Service is provided every 15 minutes on weekdays from 6:45 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The trolley fare is 50 cents. Route map and schedule
• The Medical Center Circulator connects senior citizen and public housing, 4th Street Live!, Jefferson Community & Technical College campuses, and the Medical Center. It operates on a 4-mile, east-west route on various streets including Muhammad Ali, 11th, Liberty, First, College, Brook, Chestnut and Jackson. The circulator operates on weekdays from 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m. The fare is 50 cents. Route map and schedule
     

In addition, numerous transit routes in downtown serve all parts of the metropolitan area. Visit www.ridetarc.org (Transit Authority of River City) for maps, schedules, and other transportation-related information.