RESOLUTION NO. ______, SERIES 2022
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A RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY AND THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO THOSE WHO LIVE NEAR HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE RAMPS, ESPECIALLY IN LOUISVILLE METRO.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN NICOLE GEORGE
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAVID JAMES
WHEREAS, highway and interstate ramps provide ease of travel and convenience for the millions of travelers, both Kentucky residents and otherwise, living and traveling to, from, within, and through the Commonwealth daily; and
WHEREAS, roughly 18 million miles are traveled daily just inside Louisville/Jefferson County Metro; and
WHEREAS, KYTC District 5 staff work incredibly hard to meet the needs of the public with the resources they are allocated; and
WHEREAS, ramps with more activity and the KYTC property that abuts them invariably require more maintenance; and
WHEREAS, neighborhoods abutting ramps are expected to shoulder the burden created by inadequate maintenance; and
WHEREAS, neighbors living near highway/interstate ramps are likely to experience more disconnect and have less capacity to absorb the maintenance needs and/or reporting; and
WHEREAS, KYTC property isn't subject to zoning regulations and land use requirements leaving its neighbors without the protections available to most residents in Metro; and
WHEREAS, there is a correlation between major transportation corridors and negative market favorability; and
WHEREAS, the collective impact of not being able to enjoy outdoor space has negative consequences on both individual and community health; and
WHEREAS, all KYTC properties are given the same resources despite proximity to residential properties and/or frequency of use; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government is legally and fiscally unable to ameliorate these disadvantages suffered by those who own and/or l...
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