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Today kicked off the public meetings on the TARC cuts. There were two meetings.

The first meeting at Union Station was packed. I expected 30 people. There were over 100!! People were polite but grumpy their routes were getting cut. People were casting blame everywhere - elected officials, TARC 'bloat', you name it. Nevertheless, I think the meeting was educational for most people there. The presentation was "folks: we're broke, that's why we're cutting your service". At least two council members and two mayoral candidates were there. The "Best Organized" Oscar certainly goes to the riders of the #66 Mt Washington / Sheperdsville express, who had signs, name tags, and maybe even a logo asking for their favourite route to be preserved!

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The Alliance for Biking & Walking's Benchmarking Project is an ongoing effort to collect and analyze data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states and at least the 50 largest cities. They have just released their 2010 report. How does our region stack up?

= top third of states/cities (good)
= middle third of states/cities
= worst third of states/cities (bad)

	Mode Share	Safety	Funding	Staffing	Bike/Ped policies	Advocacy Capacity
Louisville
Indianapolis
Nashville				no data
Kentucky						no data
Indiana
Ohio

My take on this below the fold...

Update: Mission Accomplished! No one killed or injured at this sidewalk closure on our watch.

[editor's note: CART does not endorse candidates. Nevertheless, we view discussion of the proposal put forward yesterday as well within the scope of our organization]

Thursday, Dr Daniel Mongiardo gave a presentation to the CART membership calling for a massive investment in public transportation both state-wide and locally. This article deals with the first phase of the local plan, specifically, the construction of rapid access monorail (RAM) serving Louisville.

RAM cars are about the size of a van, with a seated capacity of 12 people, or a standing capacity of about 30 people. From a user's perspective, riding RAM is about like an elevator - you step in, after some seconds the doors close, and you're on your way. Peak speed is in excess of 50mph. The RAM sits atop a lean rail on a concrete pylon. The pylon is fairly compact, maybe a large telephone pole.

[editor's note: CART does not endorse candidates. Nevertheless, we view discussion of the proposal put forward yesterday as well within the scope of our organization]

Yesterday, Dr Daniel Mongiardo gave a presentation to the CART membership calling for a massive investment in public transportation both state-wide and locally. This article deals with the state-wide element.

The proposal is to restore passenger rail to Kentucky's cities and towns. Rail put most of these places on the map, and putting it back again provides many benefits.

You are invited to:

"A 21st Century Public Transit System Serving Kentucky & the Louisville Region"

Presented by Dr. Daniel Mongiardo, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and candidate for U.S. Senate.

10am December 3rd, 2009
Louisville Union Station - 1000 West Broadway

This meeting is free and open to the public.
Please join us!

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CART and Schimpeler Associates are co-sponsoring presentations with candidates for the U.S. Senate. The topics will likely be wide-ranging, to the interests of each candidate. The first such forum will be with a major candidate and will be announced here shortly. Stay tuned....

Brent Tinnell writes:
The Car Free Happy Hour is time for pedestrians, transit users, and bicyclists to come together and learn about what is happening here in Louisville pertaining to multi-modal transportation. It's coming up this Tuesday, October 13th. Here is some more info about it.

Who's invited?: peds, transit users, bicyclists, nerds, activists, neighbors, friends, community members, even politicians running for mayor!

Who's going to be there?: Representatives from Bike Louisville, CART, and the Freewheel Bike Collective will be giving short presentations about what their organizations are doing here in Louisville. There's also going to be time for mingling and getting to know other people. What's your vision for sustainable transportation here in Louisville and how do we achieve it?

When and where?:

Tuesday, October 13th
7pm
@ Sol Aztecas on Frankfort Avenue (2350 Frankfort Ave.)
Coinciding with the Two-Wheeled Tuesdays bike ride