TARC Holding Open House Meetings To Discuss Redesign Proposals

TARC launched the TARC 2025 process in 2024 in efforts to ensure long-term sustainability for Louisville transit in the face of historic financial challenges and a looming deficit.

Community members are encouraged to attend one of the following open house meetings listed below to learn more about the released draft proposals. TARC staff will be present and available to answer questions and gather feedback before the feedback phase closes on April 30th.

Residents can stop by the open houses at any point during the scheduled time. The survey is also available to take at ridetarc.org.

Public Meeting Schedule:

• Tuesday, April 22, 4-6:30 p.m. at Union Station, 1000 West Broadway
• Wednesday, April 23, 4-6:30 p.m. at United Crescent Hill Ministries, 150 State Street
• Thursday, April 24, 4-6:30 p.m. at Shively City Hall, 3920 Dixie Highway

A full listing of public events for TARC 2025 is available at: RideTarc.org/events/list

TARC released draft proposals in early March, which included both short- and long-term options. The proposals were designed after an extensive early phase in late 2024. TARC chose to take strategic cost-saving measures over the last year – including two rounds of service cuts in the last six months – which bought the region more time to make a decision and allowed TACT to provide additional options in the draft plans.

Related

Louisville Ranks High For Local Food Access Amid Rising Demand For Farmers Markets

New data highlights Louisville’s strong local food network, as community-driven efforts in the West End receive vital private funding to close access gaps

The two primary proposals include:

• The Limited Plan would provide significantly reduced service compared to today, but at a level TARC is confident existing revenues can support over the next decade. This is a barebones plan that TARC hopes to not have to implement. Fortunately, thanks to the recent cost cutting measures, TARC projects that this plan would only have to be implemented as a last resort if no additional funding is identified or no additional service reductions are made by 2028.
• The Enhanced Plan would see slightly reduced service levels from today but with a redesigned network that would provide better access to jobs than the current network – as well as better coverage and connectivity than the Limited Plan. It will also provide service to all JCPS magnet high schools. The Enhanced Plan provides better service than the Limited Plan, but TARC could not maintain it indefinitely without additional funding. If TARC were to implement the Enhanced Plan in the summer of 2026, it would buy the region time until 2029 to determine if more investment is needed in transit. After that, if no more funding were available, TARC would need to cut service again by summer 2030.

While the Enhanced Plan is a slight reduction in overall service levels from today, it would provide better overall workforce access to jobs and provide morning and afternoon service to all JCPS magnet high schools. It would also restore coverage to areas like Jeffersontown and Cane Run Road that would not have any service in the proposed Limited Plan, according to the press release provided by Alex Posorske, TARC.

The TARC 2025 proposals also include a Growth Plan that shows what transit could look like in future years if additional investment is prioritized.

Related Stories

Louisville Ranks High For Local Food Access Amid Rising Demand For Farmers Markets

New data highlights Louisville’s strong local food network, as community-driven efforts in the West End receive vital private funding to close access gaps

Here Is Your Big Stomp 2025 Lineup

Adult passes start at $59 this year

Louisville Crime Reduction Plan Aims For 15% Drop, Community Advocates Raise Red Flags

As the city rolls out an ambitious anti-violence strategy, critics say true safety starts with trust, not more cops or data dashboards

This article appears in Apr 11-24, 2025.