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Partners for Progress Mayoral Candidate Forum

During the Partners for Progress Mayoral Candidate Forum today, Tyler talked about a host of issues affecting Louisville & the West end, specifically, but was quoted by the Courier-Journal on just one, their favorite:

"Businessman Tyler Allen, another Democrat, has been a leader of the group 8664, which advocates a surface-level parkway downtown to replace Interstate 64 and building one new Ohio River bridge — in eastern Jefferson County — and not a downtown span.

He told the forum that it’s time for 'new perspectives' on problems and issues. He said he doesn’t want unelected boards to make decisions on issues — such whether to use tolls to pay for new bridges — that affect everyone."

Here's the full story: LINK. While transportation is not the only issue that our candidate cares about, it's a pretty vital issue to Louisville's future, and there's absolutely nothing wrong for being the smartest guy in the room on that subject. In fact, it's a good thing. That parkway that the story gave mention to, well, it would be a graceful tool for connecting our community. Here's what it would look like: