BOB: Third Street

COMPLETED: FALL 2024

Third Street At-a-Glance

The central part of District 15 encompasses small sections of different neighborhoods, like South Louisville, University, and Wilder Park. Since we had an odd area to cover and a lot of different neighborhoods, we simply called this area “Third Street.”

BOB: Third Street includes Third Street from UofL’s campus in the north, Southern Parkway in the south, 5th Street to the west, and Floyd Street to the East. Think of the area as “from the Can Opener to the Kroger.”

The BOB: Third Street includes businesses like Wagner’s Pharmacy, Little John’s Jewelry, Liberty Tattoo Parlor, and Moby Dick’s. It includes notable places like UofL’s Jim Patterson Stadium, Holy Name Catholic Church, Wayside Park, and the 3rd turn on Churchill Downs’ track. : )

An aerial satellite map showing a neighborhood with a highlighted red shaded area running from the top center to the bottom of the image, adjacent to a school stadium, with streets and buildings visible.

A brick building with a large sign advertising Kentucky Tavern whiskey and a mural with a whiskey bottle illustration, on a city street with power lines, trees, and a cloudy sky.

The image shows a brick church building with a sign in front that reads "Roman Catholic Holy Name Church." The church has tall windows, two towers with crosses on top, and a small staircase leading up to the entrance. There is a well-maintained lawn and some trees surrounding the church.

A baseball stadium filled with spectators, showing the field with a mostly sunny sky, a large digital scoreboard, and stadium lights.

A white brick building with a sign that reads "Wagner's Diner" and a green awning that says "World Famous Diner and Gift Shop." There are some barrels outside, and the building has boarded-up windows and a chimney. There are power lines overhead and parking signs nearby.

Park scene with trees, a sidewalk, a flower bed with white flowers, a sign that reads "Wayside Park," and a street in the background during a sunny day.

The BOB Process

Community Planning Sessions

We held two community planning sessions at the Speed Art Museum to gather input on what residents wanted to see in their community.

The community meetings also provide a great opportunity for us to explain what the BOB process looks like for their community.

After the planning sessions, residents were able to visit the Speed Art Museum for free!

GIVING RESIDENTS A SEAT AT THE TABLE

A woman is presenting on stage to an audience in a conference room. The presentation slide behind her reads 'BOB Process' and includes a timeline of steps related to community planning and service group deadline. The audience is seated at round tables, some taking notes, with a poster on an easel to the left of the stage.

Neighborhood Canvassing

DOOR-TO-DOOR, FACE-TO-FACE

Alongside amazing volunteers, the D15 office went door-door with our menu of free services, asking people what they needed. Residents could fill out the survey on the spot, or they could fill it out online at their convenience.

Jennifer, Alena, and Amy also went to every business in the Third Street area to tell business owners about BOB and to garner participation.

Volunteers from UofL helped us canvas the entire neighborhood one final time to distribute a BOB bag filled with great resources to every door in the area!