New Albany Parks Masterplan

We need your input!

The City of New Albany is updating its Parks Department Master Plan. We need your help and input on the future of the Parks Department!

By taking our short survey (less than 5 minutes), you can help show us what features, programs, classes, and parks you utilize or would like to see more of.

Do you have a good idea for a new program or class? Is there something missing from New Albany Parks that you would like to see? Now is a great time to take the survey and let us know!

Click HERE to take the survey, or visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/naparks

Ohio River Greenway Groundbreaking

This morning, under a light rain, the City of New Albany broke ground on the next segment of the Ohio River Greenway that will run from 8th-18th streets.

To date, more than nine (9) million public dollars have been invested into the New Albany segment alone, and over $32 million in public dollars have been invested into the total project that spans Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and New Albany. That public investment is a combination of federal and local tax dollars. These types of investments of public dollars into capital projects, like the Ohio River Greenway Project, help promote the quality of life and health for people of all ages.

At today's event, Mayor Gahan stressed the importance of continued investment in projects like the Ohio River Greenway that aim to improve quality of life. He was joined by leaders from the City of Jeffersonville, Town of Clarksville, Indiana Department of Transportation, Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County, Ohio River Greenway Commission, and Friends of the Ohio River Greenway to show their support of the project.

To read more about the Ohio River Greenway Project, please click HERE.

We Want Your Input on the City's Comprehensive Plan!

The City of New Albany is currently updating its comprehensive plan, and we need your help and input!

What is a comprehensive plan?

The City of New Albany's comprehensive plan will help form a long-term vision for the community, looking at aspects such as economic development, growth and land use, housing, transportation, utilities, and quality of life.

How can you help?

As part of the comprehensive plan process, the City will be hosting a public workshop where residents are invited to attend and provide input and discuss priorities for the comprehensive plan.

When and where is the Public Workshop?

The workshop will be held Wednesday, September 28th at the Calumet Club (1614 East Spring Street). The workshop begins at 6pm.

An invitation from Mayor Gahan:

"I'd like to personally invite you to attend our comprehensive plan public workshop. This is a valuable opportunity to share your thoughts with us about how you would like to see New Albany moving forward over the next few years. By working together, we can ensure that we make New Albany the best city it can be for all of us, and we can work towards making our shared vision a reality."

Harvest Homecoming Fiesta Rides $5 Off Coupon Through NA Parks

Harvest Homecoming is just around the corner, with parade day set for Saturday, October 1st! Each year, the Harvest Homecoming Festival hosts their Fiesta Rides at the end of Pearl Street near the levee.  From October 1st through October 5th, visitors will be able to purchase All Day Fiesta Ride Passes for $15. 

For the third year, Mayor Jeff Gahan and the City of New Albany will be offering discount coupons for all day ride passes at two locations, the Griffin Street Center (1140 Griffin St.) and Silver Street Park (2043 Silver Street).  These coupons will act as a $5 discount on the All Day Fiesta Ride Passes when presented to the ride operators.  Coupons are limited to the first 1000 distributed by the City Parks Department. 

Pick up your coupon during normal business hours at either the Griffin Street Center (10am - 4pm) or Silver Street Park (8am – 4pm) beginning on Monday, September 26th.  They will be available from that date until the end of All Day Fiesta Rides on Wednesday, October 5th, or until all 1000 have been redeemed.  The full schedule for All Day Fiesta Rides is below.

Saturday, October 1st : 1:00pm – 6:00pm

Sunday, October 2nd : 1:00pm – 6:00pm

Monday, October 3rd : 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Tuesday, October 4th : 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Wednesday, October 5th : 5:00pm – 10:00pm

Board of Works Set to Hear Proposal on Reverting Key Downtown Streets to 2-way

"What once was old is new again" as the Board of Public Works and Safety prepares to hear a proposal from HWC Engineering regarding the possibility of reverting some key downtown streets from 1-way traffic to 2-way traffic at next Tuesday's meeting (9/13, 10am).

Here are some interesting historic photos of how traffic flowed on certain streets in the past.

New Albany Inn on Market Street in the late 1950s.

The Tavern Hotel (New Albany Inn) Building in the 1950s.

These pictures of the old New Albany Inn (now Brooklyn and the Butcher) were taken in the 1950s. If you notice how the cars are parked in front, you can tell that traffic still flowed one-way on Market Street, but in the opposite direction! Traffic flowed westbound instead of the current eastbound one-way traffic. Even more interesting, around the corner on Bank Street, traffic flowed southbound instead of the current northbound configuration.

Pearl Street with 2-way Traffic during the 1940s.

This picture shows Pearl Street in the 1940s, with the beautiful old United States Post Office and Court House Building (in the right foreground). Traffic here is seen moving 2-ways along Pearl Street.

Spring Street as a 2-way street during the early 1960s.

Pictured above is the old Floyd County Jail on Spring Street, with traffic moving 2-ways in front of it. This picture was taken in the early 1960s.