NEW OXMOOR-BASHFORD MANOR SHUTTLE IS NOW RUNNING

A new shopper shuttle to replace Route #58 was debuted June 22, departing from the Bashford Lane Walmart at 9:10 a.m. It will have three morning and three afternoon runs on Tuesdays only.

The Route #58S Bashford-Oxmoor Shopper replaces the local Route #58, which was discontinued as of June 6, due to TARC’s budget shortfall. It is designed to provide access to shopping, doctors’ offices and the hospitals on Dutchmans Lane for seniors and people without alternate transportation. It includes stops at Bashford Manor Target, Shalom Tower, Jewish Community Center, Jewish Hospital East, Norton Suburban, Baptist Hospital East, Mall St. Matthews and Oxmoor Center.

The shopper shuttle fare is $.50 with a half-fare discount for seniors and people with disabilities.

“Many seniors and internationals live in the Hikes Lane area and used Route #58 to meet their basic needs. We heard from people that keeping the route on a limited basis would provide them at least a lifeline to needed services, so that’s what we are responding to with this new shopper shuttle,” said TARC Executive Director Barry Barker.

A copy of the new schedule is available on the TARC website. It also lists information about TARC’s two other shopper shuttles in Old Louisville and Southern Indiana. You can also get schedule information by calling TARC’s Customer Service Department at 585-1234.

Visit KIPDA's Table at Americana Festival

KIPDA staff will be available to speak to residents from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. this Saturday at the Americana Community Center's Annual Festival. The festival will be held outside on the center's parking lot, 4801 Southside Drive in Louisville.

Stop by our table and express your views on Louisville's transportation planning and get safety information as well as our newsletter, citizen's guide and many other items.

Hope to see you there.