LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — After a community-led fundraising effort, restorations to athletic courts at Tyler Park were recently completed in October.
The new sports courts feature a half-court basketball area, two pickleball courts and two tennis courts. The restoration project replaces the park’s four original courts that were in disrepair with large cracks and graffiti.
Louisville Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong, D-8, said the restoration project provides parkgoers with a variety of activities.
“It looks amazing, people are so excited that the courts are done. I bump into people and they’re like, ‘I can’t wait to use them with my kids, to use them with my friends, use them with my family,'” Chambers Armstrong said. “And I think these are the kinds of things that build community. These spaces where everyone can come together and enjoy a game and enjoy the atmosphere of the park. And it’s just a really …