KIPDA available at Sellersburg Celebrates

Have a transportation question that you want answered or an idea you'd like to present? Come to Sellersburg Celebrates this weekend and share it with KIPDA staff. Staff will be at the festival, which is held at Silver Creek Community Park, from 5-9 p.m. today and tomorrow and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday.

Hope to see you there.

TARC breaks ground on one of the state's largest ARRA projects

The Transit Authority of River City (TARC) broke ground yesterday on its Maintenance Annex Building behind Union Station, 1000 W. Broadway.

The project, which will create 80 jobs, is the largest and first major construction project in the region to be funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. The building will be certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

Speakers at the celebration included Barry Barker, TARC's Executive Director; Cedric Merlin Powell, TARC Board chairman; Therese McMillan, Deputy Administrator for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Yvette Taylor, FTA Administrator for Region IV in Atlanta; Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson; Congressman John Yarmuth; and Joe Prather, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary.

The annex is a 14,000 square foot building that will be used for training operators and mechanic and will include bus cleaning bays. The project received $4.6 million in ARRA funding.

"This project is a clear example of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act providing immediate and long-term benefits in Louisville" said Congressman Yarmuth.

New TARC express service out of Indiana started today

TARC is providing a new express service between downtown Louisville and a new Park & TARC lot in Jeffersonville, Ind. The new route #74, which started today, will travel from the Jeffersonville Park & TARC across the Second Street Bridge to Louisville and arrive downtown in just a few short minutes. It will serve stops throughout downtown and the Medical Center. See attached map for exact routing.

Development of the Park & TARC lot and the new service are being funded by the state of Indiana. The lot is located at 9th Street and V.F.W. Blvd. Three morning and three afternoon trips every weekday will be provided initially, departing Jeffersonville at 6:42, 7:20 and 8 a.m. and leaving downtown in the afternoon at 4:02, 4:47 and 5:34 p.m.

For additional information call 585-1234, TTY 213-3240 or plan your trip on the TARC web site at www.ridetarc.org.

Mayor's Community Conversation

Don't forget - Josh Suiter, Community Outreach Specialist, will be at the Mayor's Community Conversation on Monday night from 6:30-8 p.m. at Fairdale High School, 1001 Fairdale Road. He will be available to answer questions about transportation planning.

Also, don't forget you can send comments ANYTIME to KIPDA by emailing kipda.trans@ky.gov or mail them to Josh Suiter, KIPDA, 11520 Commonwealth Drive, Louisville, KY 40299.