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CART will be boothing at Forecastle next weekend, from Friday to Sunday. Please help us run the booth and spread the word on public transit. Contact our volunteer coordinator, Jan W., jweber@cartky.org 721-9713 to see what times still need volunteers.

Tuesday, July 22nd at 7pm at The Village 8 Theater.

View the trailer.

From www.gasholemovie.com:

"GasHole" is a new documentary film about the history of Oil prices and the future of alternative fuels.

CART to address Metro Council regarding increased TARC funding proposal

On Monday we need all friends of Transit to turn out at the Metro Council Transportation & Public Works meeting. Show our leaders that transit is a priority.

The meeting is at 5pm sharp at City Hall.

CART is proposing the city increase funding to TARC by $40 million to restore bus service to meet current demand and massively improve the system. Read our full proposal here.

After-party at Bearno's by the Bridge, 131 W. Main Street. 584-7437. Bring your own pizza money! Wheelchair accessible through the back.

Three big transportation events occur on Monday June 16th:

TARC Board of Directors Meeting

1pm, TARC Board Room, Union Station: This is the board meeting where TARC is expected to vote in both the high rate cuts and the $2 million in cut service. They're busted and simply have no alternative. This is also where CART will formally ask TARC for a plan on how they would spend an additional source of revenue to increase operations.

Metro Council Transportation & Public Works Committee

5pm, Council Chambers, City Hall: They will hear a report from Barry Barker, executive director of TARC, about the fare increase and service cuts.

Confident Cycling Class

6pm, Downtown YMCA: Bicycling for Louisville will begin it's all-singing, all-dancing bicycle urban skills class. In cooperation with the YMCA, enrollment in this class also comes with four day passes to use the Y. Bicycling for Louisville has more information and a link to enroll online.

Ear X-Tacy's concert tonight by Louisville band My Morning Jacket will draw a capacity crowd of 500 people.  The store's owner, John Timmons, suggests in this Courier Journal story that folks attending the show consider taking TARC or carpooling because parking will be scarce.

Why is Public Transportation Important?

• Efficiency: Public transit uses less energy to move more people. This will become critical in the near future as "peak oil" takes hold and drives fuel prices through the roof.
• Inclusiveness: teens, people with disabilities, and people unwilling/unable to pay thousands of dollars a year for cars can all can all use transit.

Barry Barker is to come before Metro Council's Transportation Subcommittee and speak on June 16th at 5pm. Details can be found at this city web page. The topic of discussion will be TARC fare increases and service cuts.

Wednesday, June 4

New Albany Library
180 W. Spring St., New Albany
5 - 7 p.m.

Thursday June 5

Nia Center
2900 Broadway
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and 5 – 7 p.m.

Wednesday June 11

Bon Air Public Library
2816 Del Rio Place
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Thursday June 12

St. Matthews City Hall
3490 Grandview Ave.
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Metro Louisville Central Government Center
7201 Outer Loop
5 p.m. - 7p.m.

It is National Bike to Work Week, and I've been hard at work co-creating a website full of bike commuter lore (bicyclingforlouisville.org/commuting). Check it out!, it's got safety videos, an online poll, a gas savings calculator, and a mailing list about bicycle commuting in Louisville.