Above On each of Hurstbourne’s horizons (area outlined in red) are two major developments: a 386-acre multiuse complex called Oxmoor Farms (blue) and an expansion of the University of Louisville’s Shelbyville campus including offices, research facilities and classroom space (pink).
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A Community strives for Thoughtful,
The community of Hurstbourne, Kentucky, lies due east of Louisville and is surrounded by busy roadways—I-64 to the south; Shelbyville Road to the north; Hurstbourne Parkway on the east; and just outside the city’s western limits, I-264. The city has lately experienced the kind of growth that transforms small suburban towns and brings with it urban growing pains such as traffic congestion. Traffic will only increase in the coming years, and Hurstbourne and several neighboring communities were faced with inevitable concerns and the
need for long-term solutions. A team of GS&P transportation engineers, under principal-incharge Bill Seymour, P.E., P.L.S., was asked to conduct a transportation study and provide some recommendations. The team members endorsed a few alreadyplanned road projects, such as the extension of Bunson Parkway, which would provide a parallel route as well as the planned widening of Hurstbourne Parkway. In addition, they recommended carpooling programs to alter traffic demands as well as improvements to pedestrian and cyclist routes.