Public Safety and the Bardstown Road Corridor
I keep hearing complaints about the “bar corridor” of Bardstown Road – so I decided to see it for myself, and the 5th Division of the Louisville Metro Police Department let me tag along for a midnight ride last night.
Because it was an unusually warm Saturday, the night brought a range of activity, including:
– a drug arrest outside one bar;
– an ambulance tending a head wound after a bar fight;
– random traffic accidents;
– a domestic violence dispute with an unexpected plotline; and
– an apparently drunk driver who drove his SUV straight into Za’s Pizza Pub.
By the end of my shift, it was clear that Bardstown Road is now the place where the entire city comes to party – and that we are lucky to have LMPD officers working hard to keep the peace. As a Council member I will continue to look at issues through the eyes of professionals who address them AND bring to their attention what my neighbors in the Highlands are telling me about.