A pedestrian-friendly community is one that accords the same priority and respect to pedestrians as to other travelers. Walking is transportation, and it is a vital part of our economy and our city. The time of considering pedestrians as second-class citizens on our roads should end now.

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This list serves as a sounding board for pedestrian issues in Louisville. Discussion of pedestrian issues usually focuses on the so-called five 'E's: Education, Encouragement, Engineering, Enforcement, and Evaluation. Also, obviously, we mean to include not just people walking, but also people using a wheelchair and running. (Bicyclists please go here or here instead).

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Four Schillings Short
Concert 7pm

Tuesday April 22nd
5-9:30pm

James Lees Presbyterian Church
1741 Frankfort Ave.
896-0172

$10 donation - kids free

Come learn about green technology and sustainability in Louisville. Local resources will be on hand with information to help the people of Louisville become greener citizens of the Earth.

Healthy dinner options at the Continuum Cafe - provided by Clifton Unitarian Church.

In March, Dr Ted Grossardt presented to CART. He is an expert on public participation technology and group decision making. Listen in as he shares his technology and experience in the context of land-use and transportation questions.

UPDATE: Summary from the meeting minutes (though you should still listen to the whole thing!):

Looking to make a difference for alternative transit in Louisville? One of the best things you can do is join the CART Volunteer mailing list. CART is an all-volunteer organization, and the way we match people with issues is through this email list.  Subscribe today!

CART, the Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation, is considering renaming itself. Use the comments below to brainstorm names, and we'll vote on them at the annual meeting.

the "TARCettes" issue

• CART Quarterly Meeting Next Wednesday
• Relaunched CART Website
• Talk by John Cullen This Wednesday
• How Do I Stop Courier-Journal Yard Litter?
• Pedestrian Summit Planning Heats Up
• Transit Needs Your Phone Call for Kentucky Legislature Funding
• Ohio River Bridges Under-Financed, Fight Moves to Tolls
• Mr. Theo & The TARCettes Perform Musical Bike Rack Demo
• Editorial: Are you more mobile than a 14 year old girl?
• Editorial: Twenty First Century Reality Check
• Study: Americans Prefer Transit to Roads

Bus Rider's Union of Kentucky & Indiana

The Bus Rider's Union of Kentucky & Indiana lobbied for the needs of bus riders: Busses with useful schedules, safe/warm/dry shelters, responsible drivers, and transparent windows.

BRUKI was an attempt by CART to break out of it's normal target demographic and engage better the majority of Louisville's transit users. However, BRUKI never got the critical mass to become an effective voice for public transportation, and is effectively dead.

-March 2008

The Transit First initiative was once here,
but alas, it has gone nowhere
and now is not even here anymore.

CART will hold it's quarterly meeting on March 19th at 6pm at the Clifton Center (directions). 

We will discuss renaming CART. 

The speaker will be Dr. Ted Grossardt, of the Community Transportation Innovation Academy and the Transportation Systems Management Graduate Certificate Program at the Kentucky Transportation Center.  He will discuss exciting new advances in public participation technology.

This meeting is free and open to the public.