Rapid buses cut travel time in half for these Louisville neighborhoods. Are more to come?

It used to take Ronald Yates almost an hour to commute from his job in Valley Station to his home in Shawnee. But last month, his travel time was cut in half.

The reason: Louisville’s first rapid bus line, which covers a 13-mile stretch of Dixie Highway into downtown. [Louisville’s first rapid route — the 10 line — was created as part of the New Dixie Highway Project, a $35 million effort meant to improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety along the busy southwest corridor.]

Just as its name suggests, the service carries passengers through traffic quicker than traditional routes do. And city leaders say it’s the first step toward creating a more efficient and reliable transit system similar to services in peer cities such as Nashville, Tennessee, and Indianapolis.

It could even lead to light rail in Louisville.

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