Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Tyler Park Master Plan City of Louisville, Kentucky Olmsted Parks...

Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009

Tyler Park Master Plan City of Louisville, Kentucky

Olmsted Parks ConservancyMetroParks

environs, inc. landscape architectureHeritage Landscapes LLC, Preservation Landscape Architects & Planners

21 May 2009


Olmsted Brothers Plan, 1907

Olmsted Brothers, Tyler Park Preliminary Plan, 1907


Historic Photographs

Views to Eastern Half of Tyler Park


Contemporary Aerial Photograph

Image Courtesy Google Maps, 2009


Contemporary Aerial Photograph

Image Courtesy Live Search Maps, 2009


User Survey Results: Demographics

92 park visitors responded to the Tyler Park survey. Of the respondents:

• 59% are female; 41% are male

• 48% visit Tyler Park 1-3 times per week

• 53% stay for 1 hour or less; 37% stay 1-3 hours

• 51% visit between 4pm - 7pm

• 92% walk to the park

• 45% live right next to the park; 51% live within a 15 minute walk

• 72% come to the park with family; 44% with friends; and 49% visit alone (all that apply)

• Park user ages: 21% are 25-35, 26% are 36-45, 46% are aged 46-64

• Age ranges of children are: 42% toddler 1-3 years; 34% 3-5 years; 30% 5-7 years; 34% 7-12 years; (all that apply)


User Survey Results: Current Uses

What do you do when you visit Tyler Park?

• 72% enjoy nature

• 65% relax

• 63% leisure/measured walking

• 60% sit at a table or bench

• 52% use the playground

• 48% walk a dog

• 46% enjoy views and vistas


User Survey Results: Perceptions

What do you like Best About Tyler Park? (20 Respondents)

Top Responses:

• Proximity/Close By/In the Neighborhood (33, 40%)

• Tennis Courts (13, 16%)

• Playground (10, 12%)

• Beauty (8, 10%)

What do you like Least About Tyler Park? (79 Respondents)

Top Responses:

• Bathroom/Restrooms (29, 37%)

• Graffiti (29, 37%)

• Litter/Trash/Garbage (16, 20%)

• Maintenance (13, 17%)

“There's a good balance of green space with no activity and space that has a lot of activity, so you can be as active as you want and you can find peaceful areas for reading/relaxing.”

-Survey Respondent

“Graffiti is atrocious! Bathrooms need to be rebuilt; I'd like to see the same as what was recently built in Willow Park. Picnic Pavilion would be better away from the bathrooms a bit.”

-Survey Respondent


User Survey Results: Satisfaction

How satisfied are you with the facilities/services/amenities within Tyler Park?

Very Satisfied, Top Responses:• Access to the Park (67%)• Access within the Park (65%)• Views, Vistas & Scenery (47%)• Playground (41%)• Tot Lot (40%)• Tennis Courts (33%)

Not Very Satisfied, Top Responses:

• Restrooms (61%)

• Drinking Fountain (38%)

• Picnic Pavilion (36%)

• Benches (35%)

“Tyler Park is my neighborhood park and my family's favorite. I love the bridge and all of the limestone used to build it. If the bridge ever would need to be rebuilt, I would advocate creating a handicapped tunnel/ ramp separate from the stairs. Not just for wheelchairs, but for strollers full of babies.”

-Survey Respondent


Tyler Park Project Context Plan

Castlewood Avenue

Tyler Park D

rive

Baxter Avenue

Tyler Parkway

Edgeland Avenue

Edenside Avenue

TylerPark

Drive

Windsor Place

Rosewood Avenue

north


Existing Plan

Castlewood Avenue

Tyler Park D

rive

Baxter Avenue

Tyler Parkway

Edgeland Avenue

Edenside Avenue

TylerPark

Drive

Windsor Place

Volleyball

Restrooms

Basketball

Playground

Parking

Tennis

Tennis

PlaygroundSprayground

Sitting on park benches and using walkways are popular activities.

Multi-use field

Sledding hill


Project Issues: Drainage & Erosion

Tyler Park D

rive

Baxter A

venue

TylerPark

Drive

PONDING

Surface runoff in bowled topography creates problems.


Project Issues: Accessibility & Circulation

Castlewood Avenue

Tyler Park D

rive

Baxter Avenue

Tyler Parkway

Edgeland Ave

nue

Edenside Avenue

TylerPark

Drive

Windsor Pl.

MISSING CROSSWALK

MISSING CROSSWALK

MISSING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION


MISSING CROSSWALK

MISSING CROSSWALKS


EXISTING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION





Project Issues: Parking

Castlewood Avenue

Tyler Park D

rive

Baxter A

venue

Tyler Parkway

Edgeland Ave

nue

Edenside Avenue

Tyler

Park

Drive

Parking lotLay-by parking

Lay-by parking

Lay-by parkingWindsor Pl.


Project Issues: Security & Vandalism

Castlewood Avenue

Tyler Park D

rive

Baxter Avenue

Edenside Avenue

TylerPark

Drive

TUNNEL

Dense

vegetation

Restroom Graffiti

NO

VIE

W

HID

ING

PLA

CE

NO VIEWHIDING PLACE


Project Issues: Facilities

Castlewood Avenue`

Tyler Park D

rive

Baxter Avenue

Edenside Avenue

Tyler

Park

Drive

Restroom maintenance

Playground lacks adult

seating Sprayground drainage

lacks seating

Stone steps – repair

Drinking fountain – ADA


A

B

C

Castlewood Avenue

Tyler Park D

rive

Baxter A

venue

Edenside Avenue

Tyler

Park

Drive

• Favorite Place / Feature

• Not Working Feature

• Place to improve

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