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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Yahoo
UTA to implement ‘significant' service changes. Here's what to know
'Significant' transit service updates are coming to the Wasatch Front. Utah Transit Authority plans to add five new bus routes across Davis, Salt Lake, and Utah counties beginning as early as Sunday. The agency will also make a few large route adjustments to existing routes and expand more on-demand microtransit services. The agency is expected to add 1.1 million service miles and hundreds of new bus stops to its growing service area. Some changes have already been implemented ahead of schedule. The new South Jordan Downtown TRAX station opened last month ahead of the Salt Lake Bees' first game in Daybreak. A pair of new routes in Salt Lake County highlight changes coming to UTA's bus system. Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, in 2022, voiced his frustration about the lack of transit service in the growing region, arguing that an already worsening traffic situation in the region could become "exacerbated" without alternatives. It ignited years of discussion and planning that landed in the new service. The new route — running every 60 minutes on weekdays — marks the beginning. The bus will connect UTA's Daybreak Parkway TRAX station at the end of the Red Line with Draper Town Center TRAX station at the end of the Blue Line via Bluffdale, Herriman and Riverton, as well as the Draper FrontRunner station along the way. Herriman Mayor Lorin Palmer told KSL-TV last week it serves as an important "part of the infrastructure" of the growing city because "we can only build so many roads." Meanwhile, Route 219 will also debut on Monday. The route, which will also run every 60 minutes, will connect UTA's Sandy Civic Center TRAX station along the Blue Line with Bluffdale, with stops in South Jordan and Riverton along the way. Other new bus routes set to launch include: Route 417: The service will connect Salt Lake City's west side with the Woods Cross FrontRunner station via stops along Redwood Road in northern Salt Lake and southern Davis counties. It will run every 30 minutes on weekdays beginning on Monday. Route 628: This route will replace the existing Midtown Trolley, adding more regular service and paratransit service to the route linking the Layton and Clearfield FrontRunner stations in Davis County. It will run every 30 minutes on weekdays and every hour on Saturdays. Route 823: The new service will run every hour between Provo Center Station and Spanish Fork via Springville on weekdays and on Saturdays. New routing is planned for a handful of other routes, including the ends of long-term detours for some routes and increasing frequency at others. Minor schedule tweaks are planned for dozens of other routes. More details can be found on UTA's website. Meanwhile, UTA on Demand — a microtransit system UTA made permanent in southern Salt Lake County nearly four years ago — is now coming to Utah County. Microtransit is essentially a blend between traditional bus and rideshare services. People can use an app to hail a ride from one portion of a service area to another, while the technology pairs other riders headed in a similar direction. UTA's new West Provo/Orem service area, debuting on Monday, covers 8.6 square miles, connecting Provo's and Orem's FrontRunner stations with key destinations like the Provo Airport. Service will be available within the zone from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day from Monday through Saturday. The agency also offers pockets of service within the west side of Salt Lake City, southern Davis County and eastern Tooele County. It recorded over 2,100 average weekday boardings at its peak last year, making it the busiest year of service it was officially added to the system in 2021. The new service figures to help Utah's largest transit agency as it seeks to bring transportation alternatives to the growing Wasatch Front. It logged over 40 million rides last year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, and ridership data from the first quarter of 2025 show that this year could inch the agency closer to pre-pandemic ridership levels. Carlton Christensen, chairman of UTA's board of trustees, told reporters earlier this week that the agency is still exploring further service expansions like a fourth TRAX line, more bus rapid transit systems and upgrades to FrontRunner, following a visit from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. All of those could increase future ridership. 'It's key to have an effective FrontRunner, TRAX (and) bus system in addition to our hard surface road area. It all comes together to accommodate the massive growth we have coming at us,' added Sen. John Curtis.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Salt Lake Bees' new stadium in Daybreak expected to bring economic impacts, growth to local businesses
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah () — South Jordan is home to local businesses and neighbors who say they're starting to feel the effects of increased foot traffic from a . Over at Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee, Amber Wilson said she could barely catch a break from making coffee. Dozens of baseball fans stopped by her shop before heading to the Salt Lake Bees' first game in on Tuesday. 'We're hoping that even just the foot traffic will be big and the more people in the area they will see that were open to the public,' Wilson told LEARN MORE: Tickets to the Salt Lake Bees new stadium will cost you more than they used to Wilson is optimistic the new stadium — with enough seating for 8,000 fans — will bring them more business: 'We have high expectations and hopes.' Wilson has only owned Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee for a couple of months, but she says her shop has a lot to offer to newcomers. 'We want them to try our soda, we have a beer menu where they can come here and have a beer and light snack before they head to the game,' Wilson said. However, some neighbors fear that this new stadium will bring more traffic to the area. 'There's going to be quite a bit more traffic, but we're close enough where biking seems like the obvious choice,' Steven Clyde said. He continued: 'I am a little concerned that commutes are going to get a little crazy during the games.' With each game expected to bring thousands of people, Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee is looking to cash in. 'Our coffee is sourced from Rwanda, and we give back to the Rwandan communities through our coffee. We're hoping as we're getting more traction obviously they're buying the coffee and that allows us to give back to the communities where we're sourcing the coffee from even more,' Wilson said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
29-01-2025
- Business
- Axios
3 takeaways from Mayor Mendenhall's State of the City address
Mayor Erin Mendenhall delivered her sixth State of the City address Tuesday, emphasizing her focus on solving the city's issues. Context: 2024 was a major year for the city, with the International Olympic Committee choosing Salt Lake City to host the 2034 Winter Games and the arrival of the Utah Hockey Club. Yes, but: Homelessness and the city's critical shortage of affordable housing units continue to pose a challenge for city leaders. What they're saying: "The Salt Lakers of today need and deserve a city that dares to take action on the challenges we're facing right now," she told an audience comprised of state and local leaders at the Salt Lake City Public Library. Here are three takeaways from her speech: Committing to the city's public employees Mendenhall said she's committed to providing city employees with fair treatment, competitive compensation and equitable benefits in the wake of the Utah House advancing a bill this week to end collective bargaining for public sector unions that represent teachers, firefighters and police. By the numbers: About 60% of city employees are represented by unions, Mendenhall said. Solving homelessness and investing iaffordable housing With a shortage of almost 20,000 affordable housing units, Mendenhall is proposing $5 million to go toward the construction of deeply affordable housing to those who "need it the most." Deeply affordable housing is aimed at people whose income is less than 30% of the area median income. State of play: The mayor is also seeking to help expedite the expansion of the Other Side Village with an additional 200 units to be built in the next year. What we're watching: Mendenhall said the public can keep track of the city's investments with the new online Affordable Housing Construction and Preservation Dashboard. Smith's Ballpark makeover Mendenhall announced the city is moving forward with the partial adaptive reuse proposal for Smith's Ballpark. The Salt Lake Bees' planned departure allowed the city to reimagine the 13.5 acre-site. City leaders invited community members to participate in a design competition to rethink of new uses for the ballpark and eventually hired a Chicago-based design firm to come up with three proposals. Zoom in: The proposed mixed-use urban space would preserve portions of the stadium and include an entertainment, retail shops and community park.
