Project Grant KY2023018

The Transit Authority of River City (TARC) was awarded a $780,100 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The goal of this grant is to increase ridership and reduce travel times while maintaining or expanding the total level of vehicle revenue miles of service provided in the planning period, or make service adjustments to increase the quality or frequency of service provided to low-income and disadvantaged communities.

TARC will utilize the grant funds to examine pre-pandemic versus post-pandemic transit needs in communities that saw routes eliminated and a reduction in express/commuter service in 2020. TARC will conduct in-depth targeted community surveys with the assistance of an outside consulting firm to gauge the current public transit needs of low-income and minority populations in affected areas. Following an extensive public participation campaign, the project will create a plan for a variety of system improvements to reflect the current public transit needs of TARC's customers, especially those from low-income and minority communities that were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The anticipated outcome is a comprehensive plan to restore and enhance transit services in the region.