Mayors united in support for K & I bicycle link

Earlier this week, the Courier-Journal provided coverage of the bike summit in Louisville:

Letting cyclists on bridge backed; Idea discussed at bike summit, by James Bruggers of the Courier-Journal

“The mayors of Louisville and New Albany want pedestrians and bicyclists to be able to use the K&I railroad bridge across the Ohio River.

“If the Norfolk Southern railroad, which owns it, could be persuaded to go along, the bridge that links Louisville's Portland neighborhood with Main and Vincennes streets in New Albany could be part of a 14-mile bicycling loop along both sides of the Ohio River.”

Last fall, during a chat with NA Confidential, former Councilman Richard Bliss took note of the K & I bicycling proposal.

The railroad isn’t hard to work with, we recall Bliss saying at the time. He added that so long as you’re willing to take all the responsibility, do all the work, pay for all of it and accept all the insurance liability, the railroad’s right with you on a project.

In other words … cyclists may wish to refrain from holding their breaths.

At the same time, we note with approval Mayor James Garner’s statement, as quoted in the article:

"We need to provide quality-of-life amenities in our communities. We need to connect our communities."