TARC has another round of proposed cuts

Due to dropping revenues and increased expenses, the TARC Board of Directors will consider additional service reductions at its meeting on Monday, Feb. 22. At the meeting, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. at Union Station, the board will review proposed service cuts designed to make up TARC’s projected budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 11, which begins July 1. The proposed cuts would reduce TARC’s expenses by about $5 million and could include eliminating service on up to 20 routes and reducing service on another 16 routes.

The proposed service changes are in addition to those taking effect Sunday, Feb. 21. Those entail eliminating four routes and reducing service on 18 routes. A full list of those changes is available on the website at http://www.ridetarc.org/.

At Monday’s meeting, the following service reductions will be proposed:

Routes proposed for elimination:
#1 – Fourth Street Trolley
#12 – Twelfth Street
#22 – Twenty-Second Street
#35 – Indian Trail-Hikes Lane
#37X – Iroquois-Fairdale Express
#38X – Deering Express
#45X – Okolona Express
#49X – Westport Road
#50X – Dixie Express
#53X – Breckenridge Express
#54X – Manslick Express
#58 – Bashford Manor-Oxmoor
#59 – River Road
#61X – Plainview
#64X – Fincastle - Forest Springs Express
#66X – Mount Washington Express
#68X – Prospect Express
#73X – Charlestown Road Express
#75 – Bluegrass Circulator
#80 – Hurstbourne Parkway

Routes proposed for reduction of frequency (or more time between buses):
#2 – Second Street
# 4 – Fourth Street
#6 – Sixth Street
#19 - Muhammad Ali
#21 – Chestnut Street
#25 - Oak Street
#27 – Hill Street
#67X – Oldham I-71 Express
#72 – Clarksville-New Albany

Routes that may not run during the same hours:
#29 – Eastern Parkway
#31 – Middletown
#77 – Main-Market Trolley

Routes that may see a routing change:
#6 – Sixth Street
#17 – Bardstown Road
#18 - Preston – 18th Street
#21 – Chestnut Street
#23 – Broadway
#62 – Breckenridge-Shepherdsville

A chart of all the changes is available on TARC’s website, http://www.ridetarc.org/. TARC is soliciting public comment on the proposals through March 11. Feedback can be sent to TARC by clicking “Contact Us” on the website, or by calling 561-5112. The mailing address is TARC, Union Station, 1000 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40203. Those wishing to discuss the changes and get more information about how they will be affected are invited to attend public hearings. The days and dates are as follows:

Tuesday, March 9
11 a.m to 1 p.m. at TARC Union Station, 1000 W. Broadway
5- 7 p.m. at Americana Community Center, 4801 Southside Drive

Wednesday March 10
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bon Air Library, 2816 Del Rio Place
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 West Spring St., in New Albany, Indiana
5-7 p.m. at the East End Government Center, 200 Juneau Drive

Thursday March 11
5-7 p.m. at TARC Union Station, 1000 W. Broadway

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Language translators will also be provided upon request. Please call 561-5112 or 561-5115 with specific information on your special needs.