I care about TARC

I care about TARC. I care about providing adequate public transportation for Louisville’s historically marginalized communities.

By which I mean that when bus routes are cut, frequencies are reduced, or walking distances to stops are doubled, it creates a mobility tax on those who can least afford it.

I say it is wrong to trap individuals in a cycle of poverty by denying them the practical means to reach higher-paying jobs, which are increasingly located in the outer suburbs or East End logistics hubs.

I say it is wrong for inadequate public transit to worsen health care for Louisville's neediest population, mostly Blacks in the West End.

I say it is wrong for inadequate public transit to worsen urban food deserts with limited access to full-service grocery stores.

I say it is wrong when a failing transit system acts as a direct barrier to self-improvement, such as by making it harder for students and adults to seek higher education or vocational training.

I say that Louisville’s moral character is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable populations.

A bus route is not merely a line on a map or a line-item in a budget; it is a lifeline that determines whether a community can thrive or is left behind.