TARC Seeks Input on Proposed Service Changes
*NOTE - TARC has adopted some of these service changes. Click here for more information.
March 4, 2013
TARC is seeking public
comment on proposed changes that include restructuring five Louisville routes
for improved service in some areas and cost savings in others. Any changes
would take effect on June 9. Click here for detailed descriptions and maps of the proposed route changes.
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“These
proposals are designed to improve overall service as much as possible while
saving on costs and minimizing negative impacts to passengers,” said J. Barry
Barker, TARC Executive Director.
The proposals include the
merger of two routes to create a cross-town link between west and east
Louisville, more frequent and direct service between downtown and the
Louisville International Airport and the elimination of a loop to the downtown
Medical Center on the Fourth Street route due to low ridership.
“We encourage public
feedback on all the proposals and will carefully consider comments before any
decisions are final,” Barker said.
PUBLIC MEETINGS AND COMMENT THROUGH MARCH 22:
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Wed., March 20 |
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Thurs., March 21 |
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Nia Center
2900 West Broadway |
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11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
St. Elizabeth Church
1016 East Burnett Avenue |
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11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
LFPL Main Branch
301 York Street |
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5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
McDowell Center
8412 Westport Road |
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5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
LFPL Southwest Branch
10375 Dixie Highway |
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Other ways to get
information and comment:
Email: info@ridetarc.org •
Phone: 502/561-5112
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/ridetarc • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ridetarc
Mail: TARC, Union Station,
1000 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40203
For
more information and to sign up for TARC’s e-news service, visit
www.ridetarc.org.
The proposals were designed
so TARC options would remain available to passengers impacted by the changes.
The proposals would result
in an estimated savings of $1.8 million a year.
TARC proposes merging Route#25-Oak Street with Route #55-Westport Road, resulting in direct service
between residential areas of west Louisville to job sites in east Louisville.
The Westport Road route would no longer travel to downtown, but frequent
connections to other TARC routes accessing downtown would be available. This
proposed change would also increase service on weekdays and bring new Sunday
and holiday service to Westport Road.
TARC would provide more
frequent and direct service between the airport and downtown on Route #2-Second Street, which would no longer travel south of the airport to UPS Worldport. The
UPS facility would be on Route #18-Preston-18th Street, which travels Dixie and Preston Highways.
The Second Street route
would no longer travel on Preston Street, instead making a more direct link to
downtown primarily on Third and Second streets. Route #27-Hill Street
would be realigned to cover the area of Preston now served by the Second Street
route. The Hill Street route would no longer travel on Burnett and Shelby
streets and Delor and Texas avenues.
Based on an analysis of
ridership, TARC is proposing the elimination of the loop around the Louisville
Medical Center on the Route #4-Fourth Street route. North of Central Avenue on the
route, bus arrival times of every 10 minutes would be maintained from 6 a.m. –
6 p.m. TARC would reduce service to every 15 minutes from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
TARC also proposes reducing
frequency from every 15 minutes to every 20 minutes from 7-9 p.m. on Dixie and
Preston Highways (Route #18). Buses would still arrive every 15 minutes from 6
a.m. – 7 p.m. except south of Park Place Mall on Dixie Highway where buses
would arrive at stops every 30 minutes from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Click here for detailed
descriptions and maps of the proposed route changes.
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