(Courtesy Google) A new proposal to up the total surface parking lot from eight to 12 parking spaces puts pedestrians at risk. The sidewalk would abruptly end into the parking lots’ 18-foot-wide curb cuts around a blind corner, forcing pedestrians into a conflict zone. A minimal pedestrian refuge on each side of Third, already cluttered with trash cans and light poles, is narrowed to make way for new wraparound driveways. The landscaped courtyards are also shrunk to make way for more asphalt. Rendering of proposed parking lot. (Trilogy Real Estate / Via Metro Louisville) According to Louisville’s land development code, curb cuts are not permitted in this application. “Curb cuts shall only be permitted for parking garages, off-street parking lots accommodating 10 or more vehicles, and loading areas where alley access is not available,” the code’s Chapter 5, Part 9, D2 reads.