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and to avoid duplication and ideally coordinate with pri- Trolley" comic strip, based it on the old Brook Street Line that
vate shuttle operators. served a Louisville neighborhood known then as Toonerville.
· Build in a regular cycle of reviewing downtown circula- The steel-wheel trolleys made their last trip on May 1, 1948.
tor service to ensure that you capture changes to the Almost 40 years later, the city of Louisville designed a revital-
downtown landscape. Changes in travel patterns and ization plan that included a pedestrian mall for 4th Street, a
migration of employment centers can gradually affect retail street in downtown Louisville with several theaters.
location of demand and running times, but can be iden- TARC obtained federal funds to purchase Chance rubber-tired
tified through periodic reviews. trolleys to operate along 4th Street. Free trolley service began
in late 1987.
LADOT's advice to another agency trying to replicate its
Downtown DASH is to provide short headways to minimize Amid budget woes in 1994, TARC was planning to insti-
wait time for the circulator. Identify attractions and be clear on tute a 10 cent fare on the 4th Street trolley and cut back service
who your market is; make the circulator as easy to use as pos- levels. A leading banker in Louisville assembled a downtown
sible; emphasize service quality, be "a step above" other tran- coalition that agreed to provide funds to keep the trolley oper-
sit operators through clean buses, knowledgeable operators, ating free for five years.
and reliable on-time performance; and finally, develop a dis-
tinctive brand for the service. TARC operated a downtown circulator bus route along
Main and Market Streets, an eastwest, one-way pair. When
Other factors play an important role, but LADOT views the Louisville Slugger Museum opened in 1996, TARC
ridership as the best indicator of success, especially given its replaced the buses with trolleys on this route. This turned out
diverse customer base in downtown Los Angeles. If ridership to be a public relations coup, because all the hoopla surround-
falls off on a route or in a particular area, it is a sign that some- ing the museum opening included the new trolley route. It is
thing is not right. not often that a transit general manager gets to share a stage
with several Hall of Fame baseball stars. Figure 11 shows the
two trolley routes that continue to operate today. The 4th Street
Trolley operates every 7 to 10 min between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY--
LOUISVILLE, KY weekdays and every 20 min between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on
Saturday. The Main/Market Street Trolley operates every
10 min between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays and every
15 min between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday. Weekday
ridership is approximately 1,000 each day.
The next evolution of the trolley occurred in 2001 when a
group of artists and art gallery owners along Main and Mar-
ket Streets proposed the First Friday Trolley Hop. Many of
the galleries were scheduling art openings and events on the
first Friday of each month, and it seemed natural to use the
trolleys as transportation and as a great marketing tool. Restau-
rant owners joined in, and together they provided funding for
TARC to operate the trolley from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on first
Fridays. This became a phenomenal success, thus encourag-
ing more shops and galleries to stay open late. Free parking is
available along the route, and ridership exceeds 3,000 in good
weather. The galleries benefit by being connected to each
other by means of a free, attractive, fun mode of transporta-
tion, and TARC benefits by its association with a combined
cultural event and very big block party.
The success of the First Friday Trolley Hop inspired a sim-
Transit Authority of River City (TARC) is the transit operator ilar service along the historic Frankfort Avenue corridor. On
in Louisville, Kentucky, and the surrounding area. The service the last Friday of each month, galleries and businesses in the
area population is 755,000. TARC operates 198 peak buses corridor sponsor the F. A. T. Friday Trolley Hop. Figure 12
directly and another 7 under contract. Annual ridership on all displays the route.
services is 15.6 million.
In a city the size of Louisville, transit can become part
The history of trolleys in Louisville goes back to the 19th of the fabric of the community. TARC's willingness to
century. Fontaine Fox, the man who created the "Toonerville experiment with unconventional ideas served as a means to
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FIGURE 11 Downtown Louisville trolley routes.
do this. Interestingly, a private coach operator filed a com- many as a way to define the market for the trolley. The fare was
plaint stating that the trolleys were charter service and raised to 50 cents in 2007.
should be put out to bid. The FTA ruled that the trolleys
were regularly scheduled service and could continue to be As with transit agencies around the country, TARC has
operated by TARC. faced major budget shortfalls and in the spring of 2010
announced a 10% to 15% cut in service. TARC's proposal
Fare policies have evolved over time. Originally free and eliminated the 4th Street trolley and cut back the Main/Market
remaining free through the efforts of local businesses, the trol- Street trolley to peak hours only, essentially serving as a park-
leys instituted a 25 cent fare in 2004. Social service agencies ing shuttle. As a result, Louisville's mayor was concerned.
ministering to the homeless were located at either end of the After more than 20 years of operation, the trolleys had become
Main/Market Street trolley, and a nominal fare was seen by a symbol of downtown's vibrancy and activity and were
Trolley Public Parking Free Parking
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Between Bayly & Hite, Alley between Ewing & Peterson, 2822 Frankfort Ave. 1864 Frankfort Ave.
behind Carmichael's Bookstore behind League of Women Voters Margaret's Consignment & Collectibles American Printing House for the Blind
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Franck & Frankfort Ave. Corner of Keats & Frankfort Ave., Alley between Bayly & Hite
Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center
next to The Irish Rover Crescent Hill United Methodist Church 1860 Mellwood Ave. & Delmont
201 S. Peterson Ave. & Frankfort Ave.
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FIGURE 12 Frankfort Area trolley route.
