TARC 2025 Draft Enhanced Network Written Description

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. While the Enhanced Plan provides better service than the Limited Plan, 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.

Route 1 has three branches (1A/1B/1C) with core service picking passengers up every 15 minutes. Service along the branches picks up passengers less frequently.

Route: 1A/1B/1C
How often: 15 min
From: Shawnee Park
Major Roads: Broadway (Nia Center, Kroger, Central High School, Social Security Office, JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Baxter Avenue –  Bardstown Road (Mid City Mall, Kroger, Assumption High School, Sullivan University) – Bashford Manor Lane (Walmart)
To:  Bashford Manor Lane at Mall Road

Route: 1A
How often: 30 min
From: Shawnee Park
Major Roads: Broadway (Nia Center, Kroger, Central High School, Social Security Office, JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Baxter Avenue –  Bardstown Road (Mid City Mall, Kroger, Assumption High School, Sullivan University) – Bashford Manor Lane (Walmart) – Mall Road (Target) – Champions Trace Lane (Kroger) – Hikes Lane – Breckenridge Lane (Kroger) – Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals
To: Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals

Route: 1B
How often: 60 min
From: Shawnee Park
Major Roads: Broadway (Nia Center, Kroger, Central High School, Social Security Office, JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Baxter Avenue –  Bardstown Road (Mid City Mall, Kroger, Assumption High School, Sullivan University) – Bashford Manor Lane (Walmart) – Mall Road (Target) – Champions Trace Lane (Kroger) – Hikes Lane – Buechel Bypass – Bardstown Road (Aldi, Family Dollar) – Fegenbush Lane – Belrad Drive – Beechbrook Road – Lambert Avenue – Buechel Bank Road (GE Appliances) – Shepherdsville Road (Lighthouse Academy, Dollar General) – Outer Loop – Jefferson Mall
To: Jefferson Mall

Route: 1C
How often: 60 min
From: Shawnee Park
Major Roads: Broadway (Nia Center, Kroger, Central High School, Social Security Office, JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Baxter Avenue –  Bardstown Road (Mid City Mall, Kroger, Assumption High School, Sullivan University) – Bashford Manor Lane (Walmart, Target) – Newburg Road –  Indian Trail (Newburg Community Center) – Unseld Boulevard – Garden Green Way – Armsmere Way –  Shepherdsville Road (Lighthouse Academy, Dollar General) – Outer Loop – Jefferson Mall
To: Jefferson Mall

Route 2 has two branches (2A/2B) with core service picking passengers up every 15 minutes. Service along the branches picks up passengers less frequently.

Route: 2A/2B
How often: 15 min
From: West Market Street at 28th Street

Major Roads: West Market Street (Baxter Square, Metro Hall) – East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Preston Street/Jackson Street (Shelby Park) – U of L Student Activity Center – Eastern Parkway – Preston Highway (Dollar Tree, Aldi, Louisville Male High School, Indian Trail Square)
To: Preston Highway at Fern Valley Road

Route: 2A
How often: 30 min
From: Park Duvalle
Major Roads: Southern Avenue (Southwick Community Center) – 38th Street – Wilson Avenue – 28th Street (Nia Center, Kroger) – West Market Street (Baxter Square, Metro Hall) – East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Preston Street/Jackson Street (Shelby Park) – U of L Student Activity Center – Eastern Parkway – Preston Highway (Dollar Tree, Aldi, Louisville Male High School, Indian Trail Square) – Outer Loop – Jefferson Mall
To: Jefferson Mall

Route: 2B
How often: 30 min
From: Shawnee Park
Major Roads: West Market Street (Baxter Square, Metro Hall) – East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Preston Street/Jackson Street (Shelby Park) – U of L Student Activity Center – Eastern Parkway – Preston Highway (Dollar Tree, Aldi, Louisville Male High School, Indian Trail Square) – Fern Valley Road – UPS Worldport
To: UPS Worldport

Route: 4
How often: 15 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 6th/ 5th Street – W Broadway – 4th Street (Spalding University, Central Park, U of L Campus) – Central Avenue (Churchill Downs)
To: 4th Street at Central Avenue

Route: 4
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 6th/ 5th Street – W Broadway – 4th Street (Spalding University, Central Park, U of L Campus) – Central Avenue (Churchill Downs)  – 3rd Street (Kroger, Iroquois Manor Shopping Center, DeSales High School) – Kenwood Drive – New Cut Road (Iroquois Park, Kroger, Auburndale Village Shopping Center) – Outer Loop (Walmart)
To: Walmart Outer Loop

Route: 5
How often: 30 min
From: Portland
Major Roads: West Broadway (Nia Center) – Louis Coleman Jr Drive – 35th Street (Kroger) – Bank Street/Portland Avenue (Family Dollar, Save A Lot, Portland Promise Center) – 18th – Chestnut Street – 6th Street – Broadway – Shelby – Goss Avenue (Kroger) – Poplar Level Road (Saint Xavier High School, Norton Audubon Hospital)
To: Norton Audubon Hospital

Route: 5
How often: 60 min
From: Portland
Major Roads: West Broadway (Nia Center) – Louis Coleman Jr Drive – 35th Street (Kroger) – Bank Street/Portland Avenue (Family Dollar, Save A Lot, Portland Promise Center) – 18th – Chestnut Street – 6th Street – Broadway – Shelby – Goss Avenue (Kroger) – Poplar Level Road (Saint Xavier High School, Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville Zoo, Kroger) – Gardiner Lane (USPS, JCPS). Then, one-way: Goldsmith Lane – Bardstown Road – Bashford Manor Lane (Walmart, Target)
To: Bashford Manor at Bardstown Rd

Route 6 has two branches (6A/6B) with core service picking passengers up every 30 minutes. Service along the branches picks up passengers less frequently.

Route: 6A/6B
How often: 30 min
From: U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Major Roads: U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital – Taylor Boulevard (Hazelwood Shopping Center, Wyandotte Park, Dollar General, Pic-Pac, Churchill Downs) – Central Avenue – 7th Street Road – 13th Street (Parkway Place) – 12th Street – Broadway (Social Security Office) – 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) –  Market Street – Story Avenue/ Main Street – Frankfort Avenue (Kentucky School for the Blind)
To: Frankfort Avenue at Ewing Avenue

Route: 6A
How often: 60 min
From: U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Major Roads: U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital – Taylor Boulevard (Hazelwood Shopping Center, Wyandotte Park, Dollar General, Pic-Pac, Churchill Downs) – Central Avenue – 7th Street Road – 13th Street (Parkway Place) – 12th Street – Broadway (Social Security Office) – 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) –  Market Street – Story Avenue/ Main Street – Frankfort Avenue (Kentucky School for the Blind) – Ewing Avenue – Brownsboro Road (Kroger) – Lindsay Avenue – Cleveland Boulevard – Robley Rex VA Medical Center – Zorn Avenue – Brownsboro Road (Brownsboro Road Shopping, The Fresh Market,  Kroger) – Herr Lane (Ballard High School, Westport Village) – New La Grange Road – Shelbyville Road (Mall St. Matthews) – Bowling Boulevard (Shelbyville Road Plaza) – Kresge Way (Baptist Health) – Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals
To: Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals

Route: 6B
How often: 60 min
From: U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Major Roads: U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital – Taylor Boulevard (Hazelwood Shopping Center, Wyandotte Park, Dollar General, Pic-Pac, Churchill Downs) – Central Avenue – 7th Street Road – 13th Street (Parkway Place) – 12th Street – Broadway (Social Security Office) – 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) –  Market Street – Story Avenue/ Main Street – Frankfort Avenue (Kentucky School for the Blind, Crescent Hill Library, Masonic Homes) – Shelbyville Road (Trinity High School) – Thierman Lane (Dollar Tree, Walmart) – Westport Road (Target, McDowell Center, Dollar Tree, Westport Plaza, Springhurst Towne Center) – Chamberlain Lane (Walmart) – Angies Way (Norton Children’s Medical Center) – Norton Brownsboro Hospital
To: Norton Brownsboro Hospital

Route: 10
How often: 15 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: Broadway (JCTC, Social Security Office) – Dixie Highway (Dollar General, Save A Lot, Southland Terrace Shopping Center)
To: Dixie Highway at Rockford

Route: 10 (Short Trips)
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: Broadway (JCTC, Social Security Office) – Dixie Highway (Dollar General, Save A Lot, Southland Terrace Shopping Center, Kroger, Aldi ) – Upper Hunters Trace – Graston Lane
To: Hunters Trace

Route: 10 (Long Trips)
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: Broadway (JCTC, Social Security Office) – Dixie Highway (Dollar General, Save A Lot, Southland Terrace Shopping Center, Kroger, Aldi, Dixie Manor Shopping Center, Park Place Mall, Southwest Regional Library, Meijer, Valley High School, Walmart, Kroger) – Bethany Lane (Driver’s Licensing Regional Office)
To: Bethany

Route: 20
How often: 30 min
From: Portland
Major Roads: 35th Street (Kroger) – 34th Street / Louis Coleman Jr Drive (Family Dollar) – Algonquin Parkway – Winkler Avenue (Family Dollar, Dollar General) – Eastern Parkway (U of L West Information Center, Kroger) – Bardstown Road (Kroger) – Taylorsville Road – Dutchmans Lane – Kresge Way (Baptist Health) – Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals
To: Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals

Route: 44
How often: 30 min (Only at School Start/End Times)
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: E Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Barret Avenue (Kindred Hospital) – Castlewood Avenue – Newburg Road (Our Lady of Peace Hospital, Bellarmine University) – Trevilian Way – Dundee Road – Emerson Avenue (Atherton High School) – Bardstown Road (Assumption High School, Sullivan University) – Goldsmith Lane – Newburg Road – Bashford Manor Lane (Walmart, Target) – Mall Road (Walmart)
To: Bashford Manor Mall

Route: 57
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 5th/6th Street (Social Security Office) – Market Street – Story Avenue/ Main Street – Baxter Avenue – Payne Street. Then, on-way: Brownsboro Road (Family Dollar) – Country Club Road (Robley Rex VA Medical Center) – Zorn Avenue
To: Brownsboro Rd

Route: 71
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: W Broadway (Jefferson State Technical College) – Roy Wilkins Avenue (Future Waterfront Park Expansion) – Sherman Minton Bridge – Elm Street / Spring Street (Downtown New Albany)
To: New Albany

Route: 71
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: W Broadway (Jefferson State Technical College) – Roy Wilkins Avenue (Future Waterfront Park Expansion) – Sherman Minton Bridge – Elm Street / Spring Street (Downtown New Albany) – Pearl Street – Bono Road (Baptist Health Floyd) – Green Valley Road (Kroger) – Daisy Lane – Grant Line Road (Walmart , Aldi) – Alumni Drive ( IU Southeast Campus)
To: Indiana University Southeast

Route: 72
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: E Broadway – 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) – Liberty – Lincoln Memorial Bridge – Court Avenue (Downtown Jeffersonville) – Spring Street (Clark Memorial Hospital) – Eastern Boulevard (Downtown Clarksville) – Lewis and Clark Parkway (Kroger) – Applegate Lane
To: Clarksville

Route: 76  (During Peak Periods)
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: E Broadway – 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) –  Lincoln Memorial Bridge – Court Avenue (Downtown Jeffersonville) – Penn St-  10th Street (Youngstown Shopping Center, Jeffersonville High School, Meijer, Kroger, Wellstone Regional Hospital) – Patrol Road – River Ridge Industrial Area
To: River Ridge Industrial Area