transportation

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg has a proposal to help Jefferson County Public Schools solve a transportation crisis: send them the TARC drivers the transit system is planning to lay off.

Louisville and state officials are now using the city’s first High Injury Network map. The guiding document uses crash data to determine which surface roads are most in need of safety changes.

Officials with the Sherman Minton Renewal project announced an updated schedule last week that says both decks of the Sherman Minton Bridge will have a permanent traffic configuration in place by late spring.

The Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency, known as KIPDA, has secured $500,000 to fund research into launching an Amtrak passenger rail line connecting Louisville, Indianapolis and Chicago.

Carrie Butler, executive director of TARC, will resign on Dec. 31, the agency said Tuesday. During her time at the helm, TARC set long-term goals and dealt with some controversy.

Engineers with Indiana and Kentucky transportation departments are analyzing repair plans to allow part of the Sherman Minton Bridge to reopen in the coming days.

Louisville bus commuters will have fewer and slower options for getting between downtown and the East End, after changes announced Wednesday by the Transit Authority of River City take effect.

Potential roadway changes include adding bike lanes and roundabouts and improving crosswalks and signage.

Eastbound lanes on the Sherman Minton Bridge will be closed Friday night through Monday morning.

After months of negotiations and strike threats, the Transit Authority of River City and its employees have agreed on a new contract.