by Lesa Seibert, President, Xstreme Media
According to Business First, the nearly 4,000 acre park system being created in Eastern Louisville will be named The Parklands of Floyds Fork. It will consist of four primary parks, each named for a different Floyds Fork tributary:
A 3.5 mile narrow strip of connecting land between Pope Lick Park and Turkey Run Park, called The Strand, will encompass another 353 acres.
Major construction for the project is expected to start next spring and to last for three to five construction seasons.
Work will begin next month on a demonstration project, a playground and splash park for children in Beckley Creek Park.
A new website has been launched that will follow the contruction and offer information about the parks at www.theparklands.org.
According to Business First, the nearly 4,000 acre park system being created in Eastern Louisville will be named The Parklands of Floyds Fork. It will consist of four primary parks, each named for a different Floyds Fork tributary:
- Beckley Creek Park - 616 acres - encompasses the existing Miles Park at Shelbyville Road and extends to South English Station Road and Echo Trail
- Pope Lick Park - 575 acres - just south of Beckley Creek Park and extending south about 4.5 miles to near Thurman Road, encompassing existing Floyds Fork Park off Taylorsville Road
- Turkey Run Park - 1,076 acres - stretching four miles from Seatonville Road to Broad Run Road
- Broad Run Park - 685 acres - south of Turkey Run Park and extending south to Bardstown Road
A 3.5 mile narrow strip of connecting land between Pope Lick Park and Turkey Run Park, called The Strand, will encompass another 353 acres.
Major construction for the project is expected to start next spring and to last for three to five construction seasons.
Work will begin next month on a demonstration project, a playground and splash park for children in Beckley Creek Park.
A new website has been launched that will follow the contruction and offer information about the parks at www.theparklands.org.
