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Meet the Louisville Downtown Partnership ambassadors

From picking up litter to offering a helping hand, there’s always a friendly face nearby.

A worker in an orange shirt stands on a downtown sidewalk with a power washer, spraying away dirt and debris.

The Louisville Downtown Partnership Ambassadors program expanded to include 36 ambassadors in 2023.

Photo courtesy Louisville Downtown Partnership

You can always go downtown.

The Louisville Downtown Partnership Ambassador Program annually cleans ~120,000 pounds of litter from the 25+ miles of downtown Louisville sidewalk, but that’s not all they do.

If you’re ever downtown and in need of a helping hand, the Ambassador Program is almost always around — just look for the orange shirts.

Here’s a snapshot of the program:

  • Began serving downtown Louisville in 1995
  • Provides hospitality assistance for over 9,300 downtown visitors each year
  • Annually remove ~1,500 graffiti tags + stickers
  • Sidewalk power washing
  • Weed removal from downtown spaces
  • Hang signage and banners, including over 500 for the Kentucky Derby alone

If you ever need some help — think: you need directions, you’ve spotted some litter that needs attention, or if you would like someone to escort you to your car — call the Ambassador Hotline at 502-664-8654 daily, from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m.

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