LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- TARC is making tough transportation cuts that impact nearly every route.
TARC will have fewer buses on all of its routes, so most riders will face longer waits at bus stops. The service reductions affect 22 routes and take effect on June 30, 2024.
Weekday service on affected routes will be reduced, according to a news release. All routes will maintain their current hours and frequencies on Saturdays and Sundays. The service reductions will only impact fixed route service – at this time TARC3 service will remain the same.
TARC also said Route #29 Eastern Parkway will re-route to the north side of Cherokee Park.
Service Adjustments Overview
- Reductions impact 22 of TARC’s 30 fixed-route bus lines.
- The frequency of 19 routes will be reduced, and three limited service routes that were funded by temporary grants will be discontinued.
- The four most critical routes in the system (#4, #10, #23, and #28), which carry almost 50% of daily ridership, will remain exactly the same every day of the week.
- Four additional routes (#22, #75, #93, and #99), with more limited service during specific parts of the day or week, will remain at the same level of service.
- TARC3 paratransit service will not be affected.
TARC Service changes effective June 30, 2024
Routes with no service changes
- Route #4 Fourth Street
- Route #10 Dixie Rapid
- Route #22 Twenty Second Street
- Route #23 Broadway
- Route #28 Preston Highway
- Route #75 Bluegrass Circulator
- Route #93 UPS Shuttle-UofL-JCTC
- Route #99 UPS Shuttle West Louisville
- Routes to be adjusted
- Route #2 UPS Second Street
- Route #6 Sixth Street
- Route #12 Twelfth Street
- Route #15 Market Street
- Route #17 Bardstown Road
- Route #18 Dixie Highway
- Route #19 Muhammad Ali Blvd
- Route #21 Chestnut Street
- Route #25 Oak-Westport Crosstown
- Route #27 Hill Street
- Route #29 Eastern Parkway
- Route #31 Shelbyville Road
- Route #40 Taylorsville Road
- Route #43 Portland Poplar Level
- Route #52 Medical Center Circulator
- Route #63 Crums Lane
- Route #71 Jefferson-Louisville-New Albany
- Route #72 Clarksville
- Route #94 Cardinal Shuttle
Discontinued routes
- Route #46 National Turnpike-Outer Loop
- Route #73 West Louisville-River Ridge
- Route #74 Chamberlain Lane-River Ridge
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