> SOUTHERN INDIANA — The Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency is hosting public workshops and input to help update its long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan.

The public input sessions known as “Connecting Kentuckiana” will provide residents the opportunity to share the challenges they face every day with regard to transportation, according to a KIPDA press release.

Data will be collected by those who provide suggestions, it will be compiled and used to create a set of solutions. Once all of the information is evaluated, it will be presented again giving the public a chance for additional feedback.

The following are the dates for the community workshops, which will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and are an open house format.

May 14 at Goshen Elementary School at Hillcrest, 12518 Ridgemoor Dr., Prospect; and at Middletown Community Center, 11700 Main St.

May 15 at Shively Community Building, 1902 Park Road

May 17 at Oldham County Fiscal Court, 100 W. Jefferson St., LaGrange

May 21 at Highland Hills Middle School, 3492 Edwards Galena Road, Georgetown; and at Louisville Science Center, 727 W. Main St., Louisville

May 24 at St. Matthews City Hall, 3940 Grandview Ave.

May 29 at Iroquois Library, 601 W. Woodlawn Ave., Louisville

May 31 at NIA Center, 2900 W. Broadway, Louisville

June 4 at Urban Government Center, 810 Barret Ave., Louisville; and at Paroquet Springs Conference Center, 395 Paroquet Springs Center, Shepherdsville

June 5 at Griffin Street Recreation Center, 1140 Griffin St., New Albany; and at the city of Mt. Washington Annex Building, 186 Branham Way

June 7 at Republic Bank, 9600 Brownsboro Road, Louisville; and at Southwest Regional Library, 10375 Dixie Hwy.,  Louisville

June 11 at Newburg Library, 4800 Exeter Ave., Louisville; and at Jeffersontown Community Center, 10617 Taylorsville Road

June 12 at Charlestown Library, 51 Clark Road, Charlestown; and at Fairdale Library, 10620 Manslick Road

June 18 at Bon Air Library, 2816 Del Rio Place, Louisville

June 19 at Fern Creek Library, 6786 Bardstown Road, Louisville

June 21 at Clarksville Town Hall, 2000 Broadway, Clarksville

June 25 at Crescent Hill Library, 2762 Frankfort Ave., Louisville

KIPDA is also working to schedule workshops in Jeffersonville and near the University of Louisville.

Information is also available on the Connecting Kentuckiana website www.connectingkentuckiana.com. For more information on the workshops, call Josh Suiter at 502-266-6084.

Written comments may be sent to KIPDA by email at kipda.trans@ky.gov, by fax at 502-266-5047 or by mail to Connecting Kentuckiana, KIPDA, 11520 Commonwealth Drive, Louisville, KY 40299.