We want to hear from you!

Do you have a hard time commuting to work due to traffic? Is it unsafe for your kids to walk to school? Do you have a hard time getting to the grocery or doctor's office? The Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency (KIPDA) wants to hear from you!

We are working to Connect Kentuckiana as we seek public input on the update of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan. KIPDA is the metropolitan planning organization that serves the Louisville-Southern Indiana area, which includes Jefferson, Bullitt and Oldham counties in Kentucky and Clark and Floyd counties in Indiana.

The Connecting Kentuckiana iniatitive will provide you the opportunity to share the challenges you face every day as you travel throoughout the region. You can attend any of the 25 workshops to provide KIPDA staff with your input. Once the data is collected the information will be compiled and used to create a set of solutions and you will again be provided the opportunity to give your feedback.

Written comments may be sent to KIPDA by e-mail at kipda.trans@ky.gov, by fax at (502) 266-5047 or by mail to Connecting Kentuckiana, KIPDA, 11520 Commonwealth Drive, Louisville, KY 40299.

The following are the dates for community workshops, which will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and are an open house format. This format enables residents to come and go as they need to. Here is the schedule:

• May 21 at Highland Hills Middle School, 3492 Edwards Galena Road in Georgetown

• May 21 at Louisville Science Center, 727 W. Main St., in Louisville

• May 24 at St. Matthews City Hall, 3940 Grandview Ave.

• May 29 at Iroquois Library, 601 W. Woodlawn Ave., in Louisville

• May 31 at NIA Center, 2900 W. Broadway in Louisville

• June 4 at Urban Government Center, 810 Barret Ave., in Louisville

• June 4 at Paroquet Springs Conference Center, 395 Paroquet Springs Center in Shepherdsville

• June 5 at Griffin Street Recreation Center, 1140 Griffin St., in New Albany

• June 5 at the City of Mt. Washington Annex Building, 186 Branham Way

• June 7 at Republic Bank, 9600 Brownsboro Road in Louisville

• June 7 at Southwest Regional Library, 10375 Dixie Highway in Louisville

• June 11 at Newburg Library, 4800 Exeter Ave., in Louisville

• June 11 at Jeffersontown Community Center, 10617 Taylorsville Road

• June 12 at Charlestown Library, 51 Clark Road

• June 12 at Fairdale Library, 10620 Manslick Road

• June 18 at Bon Air Library, 2816 Del Rio Place in Louisville

• June 19 at Fern Creek Library, 6786 Bardstown Road in Louisville

• June 21 at Clarksville Town Hall, 2000 Broadway

• June 25 at Crescent Hill Library, 2762 Frankfort Ave., in Louisville

• June 28 at Ken Ellis Community Center, 1425 Pennsylvania Ave in Jeffersonville.

In addition to these sites, KIPDA is also working to schedule a workshop near the University of Louisville. The date will be made available on the website listed below.

Information is also available on the Connecting Kentuckiana website www.connectingkentuckiana.com. For more information on the workshops, call Josh Suiter at (502) 266-6084.