by Mike Christensen | Oct 11, 2025 | Greater Salt Lake, Opinion, Policy, Salt Lake City, Sustainability, Transportation, UTA, Wasatch Front
A week ago, I discovered that—on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays—Park City Transit extends its Route 9 Purple from downtown Park City over Empire Pass to serve Bonanza Flat Trailhead and Bloods Lake Trailhead. Since I had been hungry to get in some hiking and leaf...
by Luke Garrott | Sep 17, 2019 | Depot District, Downtown, Salt Lake City
For the last month, UTA’s demolition contractors have been bringing down a major structure behind the transit authority’s headquarters on 200 South and 669 West in west Downtown, Salt Lake City. The former EIMCO mining equipment (previously Ford motor) plant was in...
by Luke Garrott | Apr 2, 2019 | Ogden, Transportation
Utah Transit Authority’s long pursuit of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line in Ogden from FrontRunner commuter rail to Weber State is finally coming to fruition. The line, with a dedicated bus-only lane for half its route, will run from Ogden Station, along 23rd and 25th...
by Isaac Riddle | Dec 19, 2017 | Salt Lake City, Transportation
Local officials hope to entice last-minute shoppers and holiday revelers with a free alternative to holiday traffic while getting residents better acquainted with the regions public transit network. On Friday, the Salt Lake City Council, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben...
by Isaac Riddle | Nov 9, 2015 | Greater Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Smart Growth
Residents of the Wasatch Front, Utah’s largest urban area, overwhelming prefer the suburban lifestyle according to the results of a newly released study by the Utah Chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). For Wasatch Front residents, the status quo is...
