Among the improvements being made to the regional transit system in the near future (due in part to Mayor Larry Langford’s $9 million pledge earlier this year) is the start of a shuttle that would connect downtown Birmingham, AL with its international airport. Similar services currently exist in many regional cities. No word on the cost of the ride out to the state’s busiest airport.

According to the story published in this week’s Birmingham Times, the service will begin shortly after the BJCTA receives its first allocation of the funds, $4.5 million, in July.