City planners will study NuLu, downtown Louisville in effort to improve safety and quality of life | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Government awarded contracts to two companies tasked with studying the walkability of downtown and the nearby NuLu district.

The plans, Louisville Metro Public Works said in a news release Friday, will build off past planning efforts to obtain public feedback and improve safety and quality of life in the areas.

“Safer roads and connected neighborhoods are key components of our administration’s goal to create a safer, stronger, and healthier Louisville,” Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a news release Friday. “We know that better neighborhood walkability across the U.S. is linked to improved health outcomes, increased physical fitness, and equitable access to businesses and we look forward to making those improvements in Downtown, NuLu, and across the city.”

Louisville-based Stantec Consulting Services Inc. and Massachusetts-based Speck Dempseywill conduct the studies, public works said. Speck Dempsey — an internationally recognized city planning firm with clients around the country — will lead the …