GREENbike, Salt Lake City's non-profit bike share program, officially opened the 2015 season while simultaneously launching its Office Pass Program, a discounted fare program for businesses and their employees, at a press event in front of the Intermodal Hub in Salt...
Salt Lake City leaders acknowledge that the city's current public transit network doesn't adequately meet the needs of city residents. The Transportation Planning Division, City Council and Mayor Becker's office are collaboratively working on the city's first-ever...
Over half of city residents do not have convenient access to bus service. Building Salt Lake analyzed 2010 census data and found that an estimated 46 percent of Salt Lake City residents live within relative proximity to a 15-minute frequency bus, while many of the...
The Hive program may get another chance.
Utah's pernicious winter air and the fact that state's population is expected to nearly double by 2050 make planning for how Utah grows imperative. With vehicle emissions the greatest contributor to pollution during winter inversions, future transportation...
Brigham Young University student, Alexis Jenen, wants the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to offer the full weekday schedule on the weekends, Sunday Frontrunner service and provide more late night buses and trains. Jenen has launched an online petition at change.org...
Construction crews are busy in the Marmalade neighborhood in Salt Lake City. The neighborhood just north of downtown is experiencing a bit of a renaissance with the development of the 500-600 North Block on 300 West and street improvements to the neighborhood's "main...
Smaller cities can have a big impact. While Salt Lake City is only the 124 largest city in the country, it was ranked the seventh most influential city in a recent survey conducted through the Boston University Initiative on Cities. The rankings were part of a...
The Utah Transit Authority broke ground yesterday on its first Transit Orientated Development (TOD) in Sandy near the 10000 South TRAX station. The $46 million first phase of the project, called East Village, includes a 271 unit apartment complex. “The building of...
The S-Line Greenway, a mile-long green space and trail from 500 East to McClelland Street, is officially open. Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, South Salt Lake Mayor Cherie Wood and Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams each spoke along with representatives from the...
In planning communities, the terms "complete streets" and "road diets" are frequently used when discussing proposed changes to street layouts. But for most people these terms are foreign and many people may not fully understand what it means to make a street complete...
The majority of trustees of the Utah Transit Agency declined a challenge to exclusively use the UTA transit system for seven consecutive days. It is not uncommon for transit leaders to not use the systems they lead. But to provide a good service, those in charge...