Neighbors haven't had access to a major grocery store since the local Kroger shut down in 2016.
The sidewalks will be expanded, more trees and landscaping will be added, and new curb extensions will create seating areas.
Louisville is considering a series of traffic-calming changes in downtown and NuLu to slow cars, add stop signs and make the area safer for people on foot.
Norton Children's Hospital Foundation and several donors helped unveil renovations at Safety City, located at Bates Elementary School.
Traffic was still getting through the area.
Police were called to the scene on Preston Highway.
The "Broadway all the Way" redesign includes a 10-mile stretch on Broadway, from Southern Parkway to Baxter Avenue.
A woman was killed in a crash on Bardstown Road Friday afternoon.
East Jefferson Street now goes both ways. The change is on East Jefferson Street from Brook Street to Baxter Avenue in NuLu.