Complex sentence: The transit authority was created in 1971 after 1970 legislation authorized city and county governments to operate mass-transit systems using local funding, however at the time public transit was still being provided in Louisville by the private Louisville Transit Company.
Split into simpler sentences: The transit authority was created in 1971 after 1970 legislation authorized city and county governments to operate mass-transit systems using local funding. At the time, public transit was still being provided in Louisville by the private Louisville Transit Company.