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Alternate Modes Transit, paratransit, other forms of public transportation, ridesharing, bicycle, and pedestrian modes of transportation are collectively known as alternate modes because they offer an alternative to the single occupancy vehicle. Connectivity of and between all modes ensures choice for transportation users. The benefits of alternate modes can translate to improved air quality, less wear and tear on roadways, and better health. The variety of modes included in Horizon 2030 guarantees residents of the Louisville (KYIN) Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) continued mode choice in terms of transportation. The Transportation Policy Committee (TPC) includes tools in this metropolitan transportation plan to further the implementation of alternate mode projects. One of the six Regional Priorities addresses the importance of transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects. This Regional Priority ensures that projects including these modes will receive consideration and priority over those not identified as such. In addition to the Alternate Mode Regional Priority, Bicycle and Pedestrian Priority Corridors were developed and included. This corridor approach provides a regional nonmotorized network connecting residents to jobs, commercial and urban centers, schools and parks, as well as to other modes. Transit Public Transportation – Transit Authority of River City (TARC) Since 1974, the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) has been the major public transportation provider for the residents in the Louisville (KYIN) Metropolitan Planning Area. Currently, TARC operates over 45 routes in the region providing connections to jobs and activity centers, enhancing economic development, and reducing pollution and congestion. TARC is wellequipped to provide transportation for a variety of customers: the front of every fixedroute bus has priority seating for seniors and persons in wheelchairs; kneeling buses are also available on almost all routes to make boarding easier for persons with mobility impairments; and bike racks are now standard on the front of every fulllength bus. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), TARC also provides doortodoor service known as TARC 3 for those who are unable to ride fixed route buses due to a disability. TARC’s estimated total ridership for FY 2009 is 15,070,578 with an average weekday ridership of 49,823. The number of boardings with bicycles has typically increased each year since the program’s inception in 2000. The average number of boardings with bicycles per month in FY 2009 is 8,851. TARC has submitted a number of projects for Horizon 2030. Several of these projects connect or enhance existing connections between the public transit system and other modes. Others projects include use of Intelligent Transportation System strategies and switching to a lowersulfur fuel. Other projects and programs maintain the mainstays of the system. With the implementation of these projects, residents and the region will benefit from the transit network. Public Transportation– Other Providers Clark and Floyd Counties in Southern Indiana – LifeSpan Resources LifeSpan Resources operates in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Scott counties to provide transportation to the elderly and persons with disabilities. Trips can include visits to nutrition sites, doctors, groceries, banks, social service organizations and other locations. LifeSpan Resources relies heavily on one specific transit program: Specialized Transportation Capital Assistance (Section 5310), which enables LifeSpan 29

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Alternate Modes 

Transit, paratransit, other forms of public transportation, ridesharing, bicycle, and pedestrian modes of transportation are collectively known as alternate modes because they offer an alternative to the single occupancy vehicle.  Connectivity of and between all modes ensures choice for transportation users.  The benefits of alternate modes can translate to improved air quality, less wear and tear on roadways, and better health.  The variety of modes included in Horizon 2030 guarantees residents of the Louisville (KY‐IN) Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) continued mode choice in terms of transportation.   The Transportation Policy Committee  (TPC)  includes  tools  in  this metropolitan  transportation plan  to further the implementation of alternate mode projects.  One of the six Regional Priorities addresses the importance  of  transit,  bicycle  and  pedestrian  projects.    This  Regional  Priority  ensures  that  projects including  these modes will  receive  consideration  and  priority  over  those  not  identified  as  such.    In addition  to  the  Alternate  Mode  Regional  Priority,  Bicycle  and  Pedestrian  Priority  Corridors  were developed and included.  This corridor approach provides a regional non‐motorized network connecting residents to jobs, commercial and urban centers, schools and parks, as well as to other modes.  Transit Public Transportation – Transit Authority of River City (TARC) Since 1974, the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) has been the major public transportation provider for the residents in the Louisville (KY‐IN) Metropolitan Planning Area. Currently, TARC operates over 45 routes  in  the  region  providing  connections  to  jobs  and  activity  centers,  enhancing  economic development, and reducing pollution and congestion.    TARC  is well‐equipped  to provide  transportation  for a  variety of  customers:  the  front of every  fixed‐route bus has priority seating for seniors and persons  in wheelchairs; kneeling buses are also available on almost all routes to make boarding easier for persons with mobility impairments; and bike racks are now standard on the front of every full‐length bus.   In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), TARC also provides door‐to‐door service known as TARC 3 for those who are unable to ride fixed route buses due to a disability.  TARC’s estimated total ridership for FY 2009 is 15,070,578 with an average weekday  ridership of 49,823.   The number of boardings with bicycles has  typically  increased each year since  the program’s  inception  in 2000.   The average number of boardings with bicycles per month in FY 2009 is 8,851.   TARC  has  submitted  a  number  of  projects  for  Horizon  2030.  Several  of  these  projects  connect  or enhance  existing  connections  between  the  public  transit  system  and  other modes.   Others  projects include use of  Intelligent Transportation System strategies and switching to a  lower‐sulfur fuel.   Other projects  and  programs maintain  the  mainstays  of  the  system.   With  the  implementation  of  these projects, residents and the region will benefit from the transit network.   Public Transportation– Other Providers  Clark and Floyd Counties in Southern Indiana – LifeSpan Resources LifeSpan Resources operates  in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Scott counties  to provide  transportation  to the elderly and persons with disabilities.   Trips can  include visits  to nutrition sites, doctors, groceries, banks, social service organizations and other locations.  LifeSpan Resources relies heavily on one specific transit program:  Specialized Transportation Capital Assistance  (Section 5310), which enables  LifeSpan 

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and  other  providers  to  make  capital  improvements  for  transporting  the  elderly  and  persons  with disabilities.  LifeSpan will continue to rely on this funding to ensure their clients can remain mobile.  Oldham County – LOCAL Transit Oldham County has an  internal Oldham County transit operator, the Local Oldham County Access Line (LOCAL).   There are  two  routes, known as  the Red Route and  the Green Route,  that  circulate  in and around  LaGrange,  Kentucky.    The Red Route  operates  from  8:00  a.m.  to  5:30  p.m. Monday  through Friday.   Transportation to employment sites  is offered from 6:30 to 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday.  The Green Route operates  from  9:00  a.m.  to  4:50 p.m. Monday  through  Friday  Transportation  from employment sites  is offered on the Green Route from 4:50 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.   HDB Services operates the LOCAL Transit in partnership with Oldham County Government.   Bullitt County – WHEELS Intercity Route Bullitt  County,  in  cooperation  with  the  Kentucky  Transportation  Cabinet’s  Office  of  Transportation Delivery and Louisville WHEELS began offering  transit service  in  the spring of 2010 on weekdays  from Mt. Washington  to  Shepherdsville  to  downtown  Louisville.    The  goal  of  the  service was  to  connect residents of Bullitt County  to services and other  transportation options  in Louisville.   This  route stops daily  on  weekdays  at  the  Louisville  International  Airport,  the  Greyhound  Bus  Depot,  as  well  as downtown Louisville for connection to Transit Authority of River City service.       Coordinated Human Services Transportation Planning In addition  to  the providers  listed above, a number of agencies  in  the Louisville  (KY‐IN) Metropolitan Planning  Area  provide  transportation  for  elderly  persons  and  persons  with  disabilities.    The  Safe, Accountable,  Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A  Legacy  for Users  (SAFETEA‐LU)  requires that  agencies  and  organizations  providing  these  services  coordinate  their  efforts  to  better  serve  the needs of  the public.    The Coordinated Human  Services  Transportation Plan  (2008) developed  for  the MPA was  led by  the Transit Authority of River City  (TARC),  the designated  lead agency  for  this effort.  There are three specific Federal funding categories that require that a project or program be identified in the Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan: Federal Section 5310, 5316, and 5317.  There is also a requirement that the Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan be coordinated with the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).  Coordination between these processes and documents occurs through discussion, consultation, and ultimately, with the submission of projects and programs for the MTP and TIP.   Programs and projects  identified  in the Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan are included in both the MTP and TIP.    Ride Sharing Ticket‐to‐Ride is the ridesharing program in the Louisville (KY‐IN) Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA).  This program helps organize carpools and vanpools.  The only requirement for utilizing this program is that a person must either work and/or reside in one of the MPA counties.  Efforts center on three main areas: carpooling, school‐pooling (carpooling to a specific school), and vanpooling.  Due to Ticket‐to‐Ride’s efforts, there are 56 active vanpools transporting people to and from Frankfort, Ft. Knox, Shelbyville, Oldham County, Radcliff, and Louisville in Kentucky, and Corydon and Madison in Indiana.  There are plans in place to expand the vanpool program in the near future in response to increasing demand.  There are two projects in Horizon 2030 in support of Ticket‐to‐Ride; one for the Indiana portion of the program and the other for Kentucky.   

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Bicycle and Pedestrian Modes Horizon 2030  includes a variety of bicycle and pedestrian projects  intended to further the use of these modes in the Louisville (KY‐IN) Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA).  Bicycle and pedestrian facilities may mean one of many types of improvements.  Sidewalks are the most widely thought of when it comes to pedestrian  facilities,  but  these  can  also  include multiuse  paths,  street  furniture,  transit  shelters,  etc.  Bicycling improvements can mean bicycle lanes, multiuse paths, shared wide curb lanes, a signed route, bicycle parking and storage, bicycle racks on buses, etc.   Bicycle and pedestrian modes round out  the array of transportation choices available to area residents.     Bicycle & Pedestrian Priority Corridors: A Regional Network Horizon 2030 bicycle and pedestrian planning efforts  focus on  the  implementation of a  regional non‐motorized  network.    Bicycle  and  Pedestrian  Priority  Corridors  identify  bicycle  and  pedestrian  needs, connect  gaps  in  the  system,  and  methodically  approach  project  implementation  with  the  desired outcome  of  a  connected  network.    The  purpose  behind  designating  certain  roadways  as  priority corridors was  to  ensure  sponsors of projects  along  these  roadways would  give due  consideration  to including bicycle and pedestrian  facilities as part of  roadway projects  in addition  to proposing  stand‐alone bicycle and pedestrian projects in those areas.  This designation does not preclude these facilities from being  included on other  roadways or  as part of other  roadway projects;  it  simply designates  a priority network.  The policy outlining the Bicycle and Pedestrian Priority Corridors states that an alternate parallel route may be developed as part of a bicycle and pedestrian corridor if it is deemed that a particular roadway or roadway section cannot reasonably accommodate  these  types of  facilities.    It should also be noted that the corridor approach is in addition to any bicycle and/or pedestrian projects included as part of a roadway project.  The KIPDA Bicycle and Pedestrian Priority Corridor System is one of many tools used for project review and development.   The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s policy of  including  these  types of  facilities when requested on state routes, the monitoring of project  implementation, and continued refinement of the system will enable travel choices for area residents.     

 

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