1. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Tyler Park Master Plan City of Louisville, Kentucky Olmsted Parks Conservancy MetroParks environs, inc. landscape architecture Heritage Landscapes LLC, Preservation Landscape Architects & Planners 21 May 2009

2. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Olmsted Brothers Plan, 1907 Olmsted Brothers, Tyler Park Preliminary Plan, 1907

3. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Historic Photographs Views to Eastern Half of Tyler Park

4. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Contemporary Aerial Photograph Image Courtesy Google Maps, 2009

5. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Contemporary Aerial Photograph Image Courtesy Live Search Maps, 2009

6. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 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)

7. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 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

8. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 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

9. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 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

10. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Tyler Park Project Context Plan Castlewood Avenue Tyler Park Drive Baxter Avenue Tyler Parkway Edgeland Avenue Edenside Avenue Tyler Park Drive Windsor Place Rosewood Avenue north

11. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Existing Plan Castlewood Avenue Tyler Park Drive Baxter Avenue Tyler Parkway Edgeland Avenue Edenside Avenue Tyler Park Drive Windsor Place Volleyball Restrooms Basketball Playground Parking Tennis Playground Sprayground Sitting on park benches and using walkways are popular activities. Multi-use field Sledding hill

12. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Project Issues: Drainage & Erosion Tyler Park Drive Baxter Avenue Tyler Park Drive PONDING Surface runoff in bowled topography creates problems.

13. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Project Issues: Accessibility & Circulation Castlewood Avenue Tyler Park Drive Baxter Avenue Tyler Parkway Edgeland Avenue Edenside Avenue Tyler Park Drive Windsor Pl. MISSING CROSSWALK MISSING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION MISSING CROSSWALK MISSING CROSSWALKS MISSING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION EXISTING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION

14. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Project Issues: Parking Castlewood Avenue Tyler Park Drive Baxter Avenue Tyler Parkway Edgeland Avenue Edenside Avenue Tyler Park Drive Parking lot Lay-by parking Windsor Pl.

15. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Project Issues: Security & Vandalism Castlewood Avenue Tyler Park Drive Baxter Avenue Edenside Avenue Tyler Park Drive TUNNEL Dense vegetation Restroom Graffiti NO VIEW HIDING PLACE NO VIEW HIDING PLACE

16. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 Project Issues: Facilities Castlewood Avenue` Tyler Park Drive Baxter Avenue Edenside Avenue Tyler Park Drive Restroom maintenance Playground lacks adult seating Sprayground drainage lacks seating Stone steps – repair Drinking fountain – ADA

17. Tyler Park Master Plan 21 May 2009 A B C Castlewood Avenue Tyler Park Drive Baxter Avenue 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: