KYPath is an organization of Kentucky advocates for people-first passenger rail service. We also welcome members in states served by proposed or existing interstate passenger rail lines with Kentucky stations.
We were founded after passage of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. The bill makes $20 billion available for intercity passenger rail corridors in Kentucky and adjacent states with essentially no passenger rail service since the 1960s.
We're doing people-first design of a Bluegrass passenger line on existing track from Cincinnati to Atlanta via Knoxville. People-first design is rooted in participatory study of the public's needs, hopes, and challenges. We're designing passenger rail for Kentucky and Tennessee to produce the greatest good for the most people.
Email KYPath at kypath@sdf.org.
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KYPath volunteers work day (or night) jobs. Most are parents. Give us a few days to get back to you.
Email us your phone number, good times to call, and if we can text you. We'll schedule a phone, email, or text interview to match your interests and skills with work that needs done!
We're partnered with the city governments of Berea and Winchester, KY. We seek partnership with other cities and counties along the proposed Bluegrass corridor.
Geoff lives in Winchester, where he grew up. He's a devoted dad, goes to Quaker meeting, manages political campaigns, DJs a talk radio show on WRFL, works to decrease Clark County's jail population, and is an artist/graphic designer.
Evy's frustration trying to take a vacation on Amtrak led to KYPath's Bluegrass Line proposal. Hospital nursing care tech and mother, she strengthens communities and public infrastructure for people with disabilities and addiction, and for parents and children. Evy's from Cincinnati.
Anna's a mom, nurse, lover of deep woods and bicycles for year-round everyday transportation. She led successful large participatory community development projects in Bell County KY, New Orleans LA, and Pittsburgh PA. She lives in Berea.