Large semitrailers could no longer cut through Old Louisville to access Interstate 65 under a proposed city ordinance.Truck drivers frequently cut through Old Louisville from the industrial areas between Ninth and 15th streets to access I-65, residents say.As a result, car crashes, sideswipes and near misses with pedestrians and cyclists have become all too common as drivers try to navigate old, narrow streets."This is where people live," said Derrick Podolzky, president of the Limerick Neighborhood Association. "This is where kids are being raised. You know, you're not going to have your kids playing out in the front yard when you've got a 53-foot semi 4 feet across the lot."Truck drivers can easily take Ninth Street, which is wide enough to accommodate semitrailers, to an on-ramp for Interstate 64 and then connect to I-65, Podolzky said.The proposed Louisville Metro Council ordinance would require drivers to take that route by banning trucks on many Old Louisville streets, as well as some north of Broadway in the downtown core. A truck making a delivery to a location in the neighborhood is exempted under the proposal.Old Louisville resident Ben King said he set up a camera and tracked as many as 145 trucks per day on one street. Resident Missy Vitale did a hand count and observed as many as 45 in one hour, she said."We have a lot of people who come through in wheelchairs, so when the trucks are flying through at 40 miles an hour, trying to stop on an untimed light is very difficult, and it's just a matter of time before we have some kind of catastrophic moment," Vitale said.The Old Louisville neighborhood is known for its concentration of Victorian-era architectural styles and could be a tourist destination in and of itself to complement the city's bourbon and other tourism attractions, Podolzky said. "Obviously, there's some short-term rentals here, and there's lots of bedroom breakfasts that cater to out-of-towners coming in to enjoy the bourbon lifestyle, the quality, everything we have to offer here in Kentucky," he said. "You know, is that person going to come back for a second trip or a third trip to visit the next distillery if their car gets sideswiped by a heavy truck?"The proposed ordinance is on the agenda for a hearing in the Metro Council's public works committee on Dec. 3.