TARC 2025 JCPS Draft Plan Written Description
Another option the Louisville community could consider is the JCPS Plan. The JCPS plan builds off of the Enhanced Plan network to provide morning and afternoon service to all JCPS high schools – magnet or otherwise. It would provide an additional option for parents and students throughout the school system as well as additional transit coverage to areas like Middletown and areas of southern Jefferson County that would not be served in the Limited or Enhanced plans. The JCPS plan would require some additional investment in order to implement, but much less than the Growth Plan.
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 (Costco, Walmart)
To: Bardstown Road at 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 (Costco, Walmart) – Mall Road – Champions Trace Lane – Hikes Lane – Breckenridge Lane (Kroger) – Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals
To: Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals
Route: 1A (Expanded Service)
How often: 60 min (30 minutes at School Start/End Times)
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 (Costco, Walmart) – Mall Road – Champions Trace Lane – Hikes Lane – Breckenridge Lane (Kroger) – Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals – Browns Lane – Taylorsville Road – Stony Brook Drive – Hurstbourne Parkway (Kroger, Target)- Taylorsville Road (Dollar General) – Ruckriegel Parkway (Walmart, Jeffersontown Post Office)
To: Jeffersontown
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 (Costco, Walmart) – Mall Road – Champions Trace Lane – Hikes Lane – Buechel Bypass – Bardstown Road (Aldi, Dollar General) – Fegenbush Lane- Belrad Drive – Lambert Avenue – Buechel Bank Road – Shepherdsville Road (GE Appliance Park, Dollar General) – Outer Loop ( Aldi, Walmart, Kroger)- 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 (Costco, Walmart) – Newburg Road – Indian Trail – Unseld Boulevard – Armsmere Way – Shepherdsville Road (GE Appliance Park, Dollar General) – Outer Loop ( Aldi, Walmart, Kroger)- 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: Portland
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: South Parkland
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: 2A (Extension)
How often: 30 min (at School Start/End Times Only)
From: Pleasure Ridge Park
Major Roads: Pleasure Ridge Park High School – Greenwood Road – Dixie Highway (Dixie Manor Shopping Center, Walmart, Holy Cross High School, Aldi, Kroger) – Upper Hunters Trace – Graston Ave – Rockford Ln (Western MST High School)- Cane Run Road – 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: 2A (Expanded Service)
How often: 60 min (30 minutes at School Start/End Times)
From: Hunters Trace
Major Roads: Upper Hunters Trace – Graston Ave – Rockford Ln (Western MST High School)- Cane Run Road (Cane Run Park) – 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) – Ulrich Avenue – Fern Valley Road – Grade Lane (UPS Worldport)
To: UPS Worldport
Route: 4
How often: 15 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 6th Street – 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 Street – 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: 4 (Extension)
How often: 30 min (at School Start/End Times Only)
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 6th Street – 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) – National Turnpike (Dollar General) – Fairdale Road (Fairdale High School)
To: Fairdale
Route: 4* (Branch)
How often: 30 min (at School Start/End Times Only)
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 6th Street – 4th Street (Spalding University, Central Park, U of L Campus) – Central Avenue (Churchill Downs) – Southern Parkway – 5th Street – Southern Parkway – Taylor Boulevard (Iroquois High School) – Bluegrass Avenue (Mary & Elizabeth Hospital)
To: U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Route: 5
How often: 30 min
From: Portland
Major Roads: 35th Street (Kroger) – Bank Street/Portland Avenue (Family Dollar, Save A Lot, Portland Promise Center) – 18th Street – Chestnut Street (Central High School, JSTC) – 6th Street – Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Shelby Street/Logan Street – 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: 35th Street (Kroger) – Bank Street/Portland Avenue (Family Dollar, Save A Lot, Portland Promise Center) – 18th Street – Chestnut Street (Central High School, JSTC) – 6th Street – Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Shelby Street/Logan Street – 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: West Buechel
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 – Bluegrass Avenue – Taylor Boulevard (Hazelwood Shopping Center, Wyandotte Park, Dollar General, Pic-Pac, Churchill Downs) – Central Avenue – 7th Street – 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, Dollar Tree, Walmart, Shelbyville Road Plaza, Mall St. Matthews) – Lyndon Lane – Herr Lane (Westport Village)
To: Westport Road at Herr Lane
Route: 6A/6B (Extension)
How often: 30 min (at School Start/End Times Only)
From: Doss High School
Major Roads: Doss High School – St Andrews Church Road – Manslick Road – Hazelwood Avenue – Churchman Avenue – (U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital) – Bluegrass Avenue – Taylor Boulevard (Hazelwood Shopping Center, Wyandotte Park, Dollar General, Pic-Pac, Churchill Downs) – Central Avenue – 7th Street – 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, Dollar Tree, Walmart, Shelbyville Road Plaza, Mall St. Matthews) – Lyndon Lane – Herr Lane (Westport Village)
To: Westport Road at Herr Lane
Route: 6A
How often: 60 min
From: U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Major Roads: U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital – Bluegrass Avenue – Taylor Boulevard (Hazelwood Shopping Center, Wyandotte Park, Dollar General, Pic-Pac, Churchill Downs) – Central Avenue – 7th Street – 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, Dollar Tree, Walmart, Shelbyville Road Plaza, Mall St. Matthews) – Lyndon Lane – Herr Lane (Westport Village, Ballard High School) – Brownsboro Road (Kroger)- VA Medical Center
To: VA Medical Center
Route: 6A (Extension)
How often: 60 min (at School Start/End Times)
From: Doss High School
Major Roads: Doss High School – St Andrews Church Road – Manslick Road – Hazelwood Avenue – Churchman Avenue – (U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital) – Bluegrass Avenue – Taylor Boulevard (Hazelwood Shopping Center, Wyandotte Park, Dollar General, Pic-Pac, Churchill Downs) – Central Avenue – 7th Street – 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, Dollar Tree, Walmart, Shelbyville Road Plaza, Mall St. Matthews) – Lyndon Lane – Herr Lane (Westport Village, Ballard High School) – Brownsboro Road (Kroger)- VA Medical Center
To: VA Medical Center
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 – 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, Dollar Tree, Walmart, Shelbyville Road Plaza, Mall St. Matthews) – Lyndon Lane – Herr Lane (Westport Village)- Westport Road (Kroger, Aldi, Meijer, Target, Springhurst Towne Center) – Chamberlain Lane (Walmart) – Angies Way (Costco) – Norton Brownsboro Hospital
To: Norton Brownsboro Hospital
Route: 6B (Extension)
How often: 60 min (at School Start/End Times)
From: Doss High School
Major Roads: Doss High School – St Andrews Church Road – Manslick Road – Hazelwood Avenue – Churchman Avenue – (U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital) – Bluegrass Avenue – Taylor Boulevard (Hazelwood Shopping Center, Wyandotte Park, Dollar General, Pic-Pac, Churchill Downs) – Central Avenue – 7th Street – 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, Dollar Tree, Walmart, Shelbyville Road Plaza, Mall St. Matthews) – Lyndon Lane – Herr Lane (Westport Village)- Westport Road (Kroger, Aldi, Meijer, Target, Springhurst Towne Center) – Chamberlain Lane (Walmart) – Angies Way (Costco) – Norton Brownsboro Hospital
To: Norton Brownsboro Hospital
Route: 8
How often: 30 min (at School Start/End Times Only)
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: Broadway – 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) – Liberty Street -Watterson Expressway – Brownsboro Road (The Fresh Market, VA Medical Center, Kroger) – Herr Lane (Ballard High School) – Lyndon Lane – Shelbyville Road (Dollar Tree, Kroger, Middletown Branch Library, Eastern High School) – Meridian Hills Drive
To: Middletown
Route: 10
How often: 15 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 1st Street – West 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: 1st Street – West Broadway (JCTC, Social Security Office) – Dixie Highway (Dollar General, Save A Lot, Southland Terrace Shopping Center, Kroger, Aldi) – Upper Hunters Trace – Graston Avenue
To: Hunters Trace
Route: 10 (Long Trips)
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 1st Street – West 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 – Emerson Avenue (Atherton High School) – Bardstown Road (Assumption High School, Sullivan University) – Goldsmith Lane – Newburg Road – Bashford Manor Lane (Walmart, Target) – Mall Road (Walmart) – Champions Trace Lane (Kroger) – Buechel Bypass – Bardstown Road (Aldi, Dollar General) – Fern Creek Road (Fern Creek High School) – Beulah Church Road – Outer Loop (Aldi) – Jefferson Mall
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