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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
Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009
Olmsted Brothers Plan, 1907
Olmsted Brothers, Tyler Park Preliminary Plan, 1907
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Historic Photographs
Views to Eastern Half of Tyler Park
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Contemporary Aerial Photograph
Image Courtesy Google Maps, 2009
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Contemporary Aerial Photograph
Image Courtesy Live Search Maps, 2009
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Project Issues: Drainage & Erosion
Tyler Park D
rive
Baxter A
venue
TylerPark
Drive
PONDING
Surface runoff in bowled topography creates problems.
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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 PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION
MISSING CROSSWALK
MISSING CROSSWALKS
MISSING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION
EXISTING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION
EXISTING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION
EXISTING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION
EXISTING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION
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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.
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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
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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
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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
(Add Letter to Map and Explain)
Tyler Park: Community Priorities
Mark the plan with your priority elements: