Public Transportation
bus@cartky.org - TARC Riders Unite Online!
Fri, 03/05/2010 - 14:10 — Dave Morse
Join this open discussion email list to talk about life on TARC. Talk about problems, solutions, hopes, dreams, situations, routes -- whatever transit issue is on your mind. Once you're subscribed, you can email dozens of your fellow riders, from all across the system, with one easy email address: bus@cartky.org
Support Complete Streets
Sat, 02/11/2012 - 10:45 — Dave Morse
Please call the capitol message line at 1-800-372-7181 and ask your legislators to support Kentucky's Complete Streets bill, SB 133. It will soon be heard in front of the Senate Transportation Committee. Finally, go fill out this survey so you can communicate with the other supporters.
Google Maps now works with TARC
Wed, 11/16/2011 - 17:19 — Dave Morse"Google Maps makes public transportation easy"
I tried it and it worked for me.
Read all about it at this TARC page.
Diet & Feast!
Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:28 — Dave MorseFirsty, the Brownsboro Sidewalk & Road Diet is up for final approval by Metro Council. Clifton [Heights] Community Councils are calling for public turn-out at the meetings, to hold signs and wear stickers. Be there or send the council a message of support.
Road Diet Vote
Old City Hall - 6th & Jefferson
Metro Council Chambers
Secondy, there will then be an immediate victory-party at Car Free Happy Hour:
Car Free Happy Hour
DiOriio's Pizza
Car-Free Happy Hour Spcial TAX Edition
Tue, 04/12/2011 - 09:35 — SushiKThursday night. Click "Read More" for details...
Presentation: Louisville to Lexington on Passenger Rail
Mon, 04/11/2011 - 12:22 — Dave Morse
Ralph Tharp, executive director of Kentucky Capital Development Corporation in Frankfort, is championing a new passenger rail service linking Louisville, Lexington, and nine other stops. Trains would run at commute hours, and combine the speed of driving with the superior comfort, safety and economy of rail.
More information: Riding the Train - State-Journal.com
| Who | You! (facebook) |
|---|---|
| What | CART Quarterly Meeting |
| When | Monday, April 18th - 6-8 pm |
| Where |
Chao Auditorium
Ekstrom Library University of Louisville |
| Why | You want to hear about Passenger Rail |
| How | in partnership with University of Louisville's Sustainability Council |
TARC puts surge of service on two main routes
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 16:37 — Dave MorseSome are calling TARC's new service 'Bus Rapid Transit Lite' - a bus every fifteen minutes on routes #18 and #23 on weekdays, all day. That means the average wait for an unplanned ride is a mere 7.5 minutes. That's so frequent that I won't bother consulting a schedule.
The 18 has a new ripple - it serves the north end of U of L's Belknap campus, with direct service to the downtown medical center.
The 23 gets the high frequency by doing a timed interbraiding of a number of tributary routes at Douglass Loop.
This is a great service, paid for through federal CMAQ dollars, but before you invest millions of your own dollars in new development along the corridor, know that the funding stream will likely dry up in a few years, and so might the service. If we had a more robust form of funding for our transportation, this would spur some real development.
TARC Nightlife
Sun, 01/23/2011 - 23:27 — Dave Morse
Photo: Mary Beth Brown
I recently enjoyed a night on the town, going to a roller-rink outside of I-264. We TARCed there. Most of our friends took the same bus. It was great fun seeing friend after friend board the bus at each successive stop, and by the time we reached our destination we had a low-grade party going on.
