LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will host a public open house to gather feedback on the future of Winchester Road, according to a city announcement.
The open house is scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on September 10 at the Charles Young Center Gym, 540 E. Third St. Participants will have the opportunity to review findings from the Winchester Road Corridor Study and provide input on transportation, safety, land use, development and potential improvements along the corridor.
The study, which began in 2025, examines how transportation and land-use planning can work together to support safer travel, improve neighborhood connections and create a more walkable corridor. The study covers Winchester Road from East 3rd/Midland Avenue to Bahama Road and aligns with Lexington’s Vision Zero and Complete Streets goals aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries to zero by 2050.
The open house will be organized around three corridor segments, allowing participants to focus on areas they know best or visit stations covering the entire corridor. The event will use an open-house format with no formal presentation, and attendees may arrive at any time during the two-hour window.
Community input has already been substantial. During the first phase of engagement, the project team received 669 survey responses and 548 comments through an interactive map. Recent data from Kentucky State Police shows more than 1,000 crashes on Winchester Road in the past year and a half, with 7 fatal crashes and 170 causing injuries, highlighting safety concerns along the busy route.
Feedback gathered at the open house will help inform the development of corridor concepts and recommendations. The Winchester Road Corridor Study is expected to conclude through next spring.
Sources
- LFUCG General News
- The Lexington Times – Lexington seeks public input on Winchester Road corridor improvements
- WKYT – Lexington seeks public input on Winchester Road safety improvements
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from LFUCG General News, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.lexingtonky.gov/news/public-open-house-set-winchester-road-corridor-study.
