Sep 10 Metro Louisville Transit Veteran Named To Lead TARC Out Of ‘One Of The Worst Periods’ In Its History Carrie Butler will become the new executive director of TARC after a months-long nationwide search to fill the position. By John Boyle Sep 10 Metro Louisville Transit Veteran Named To Lead TARC Out Of ‘One Of The Worst Periods’ In Its History John Boyle
Dec 30 Community Best Of 2018: Our Year Reporting On The City I dove into a changing Louisville, following major stories like the November election, and exploring my personal interest in technology and transportation. By Amina Elahi Dec 30 Community Best Of 2018: Our Year Reporting On The City Amina Elahi
Sep 6 Community Louisville Grants Bird Scooters 30-Day Extension The city announced Thursday that it has extended its temporary operating agreement with Bird Scooters, which was set to expire on Sept. 8. By Amina Elahi Sep 6 Community Louisville Grants Bird Scooters 30-Day Extension Amina Elahi
Aug 21 Recut Recut: Suddenly, Scooters? Could electric scooters help ease Louisville's transportation troubles? By Laura Ellis Aug 21 Recut Recut: Suddenly, Scooters? Laura Ellis
Aug 12 Community Like Other Cities, Louisville Welcomes Bird Scooters Back With Short-Term Agreement California-based Bird has already had success with short-term operating agreements in other cities, such as Memphis. By Amina Elahi Aug 12 Community Like Other Cities, Louisville Welcomes Bird Scooters Back With Short-Term Agreement Amina Elahi
Jul 25 Community How Electric Scooters Could Fit Into Louisville’s Transit Ecosystem Electric scooter companies are backed by hundreds of millions of venture capital dollars, but have been banned in cities including San Francisco, St. Louis and now Louisville. By Amina Elahi Jul 25 Community How Electric Scooters Could Fit Into Louisville's Transit Ecosystem Amina Elahi
Oct 16 Economy Trying Times For Transit: Rural Systems Face Flat Funding, Rising Demand A new report finds that demand for transit in rural areas is climbing faster than in cities. But spending on rural transit is not keeping pace with demand. By Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio Oct 16 Economy Rural Transit Systems Face Flat Funding, Rising Demand Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio
Jan 10 Community Curious Louisville: Why Did Our Streetcars Go Away? And Can We Bring Them Back? Several listeners asked, as part of our Curious Louisville series, what happened to streetcars in the past, and could they have a future here? By Erica Peterson Jan 10 Community Curious Louisville: Why Did Our Streetcars Go Away? Erica Peterson
Apr 18 Community TARC Boosting Bus Service For Thunder Over Louisville About 10,000 passengers are expected to take the bus during the annual fireworks extravaganza, according to the transit agency By Jacob Ryan Apr 18 Community TARC Boosting Bus Service For Thunder Over Louisville Jacob Ryan
Apr 15 Community Louisville’s New Transit Plan Draws Criticism From Advocates "Some people will think it's tremendous, other people will tell us how crazy we are, how uninformed we are," Mayor Fischer said. He's right. By Jacob Ryan Apr 15 Community Louisville's New Transit Plan Draws Criticism From Advocates Jacob Ryan
Apr 14 Community ‘Move Louisville’ Plan Outlines Major Shifts For Transit, City Streets The long-awaited "Move Louisville" plan is being touted as a comprehensive guide to the city's transportation and economic future. By Jacob Ryan Apr 14 Community 'Move Louisville' Plan Outlines Major Shifts For City Streets Jacob Ryan
Mar 29 Community TARC Cancels Contract With Electronic Fare System Company TARC's director said he wants to recoup some of the funds for what he called non-performance and said he is considering a lawsuit against the manufacturer. By Jacob Ryan Mar 29 Community TARC Cancels Contract With E-Fare Company Jacob Ryan
May 14 Local News TARC Schedules Public Meetings on Route Changes, Fare Increase The Transit Authority of River City will hold a series of public meetings this week on proposed route changes and fare increases. TARC’s revenue relies on the city occupational tax. As that’s declined, fuel, healthcare and pension costs have gone up, leaving TARC with a $4.6 million shortfall. To close the gap, the authority has proposed […] By Gabe Bullard May 14 Local News TARC Schedules Public Meetings on Route Changes, Fare Increase Gabe Bullard
Mar 8 Politics TARC Takes Public Comment on Louisville Loop Service Two people showed up for an open house on the plan Tuesday afternoon. One of them said TARC should improve its current services, rather than add more.The other half of the audienc said the route will help familiarize people with the loop. By Sheila Ash Mar 8 Politics TARC Takes Public Comment on Louisville Loop Service Sheila Ash
Jul 9 Local News TARC Adds Hybrid Buses To Fleet Each bus cost $558 thousand, which is more than traditional a traditional diesel bus…but Barker says the hybrids will save on maintenance and fuel costs, with each one using 3,000 fewer gallons of diesel per year than older buses. By Gabe Bullard Jul 9 Local News TARC Adds Hybrid Buses To Fleet Gabe Bullard