beautifulplanet
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Many might think Salt Lake City provides an example of smart planning decisions by bringing into service - just within the last 2 decades - three light rail lines and one commuter rail line, with good ridership respectively. On an average weekday in Q4 2013, recently expanded Front Runner commuter rail had a ridership of 17,400, and the 3 light rail lines had a combined ridership of 68,100.
Some might think the organization behind the system, Utah Transit Authority (UTA), and the city of Salt Lake City seems to have made a lot of good decisions, f.e. the whole commuter rail corridor being a quiet zone (so neighbors and riders of commuter rail don't perceive it as loud and annoying), good alignment choices including connecting the airport as well as several academic institutions to light rail, modern rolling stock in the form of Siemens light-rail vehicles, and mostly attractive operating times and frequencies.
Now those operating times and frequencies are subject of public discussion, as there is a petition to re-introduce late-night service, which once existed but was cut when ridership dropped during the recession.
Currently, on weekdays the Front Runner commuter rail service operates hourly from about 4:30 am to just after midnight, and even with some half hour runs during rush hours. Saturday commuter rail service takes place every hour and a half from about 6:00 am to 1:30 am the next morning. Currently, there is no commuter rail service on Sundays (which repeatedly surprised visitors to town, f.e. for the annual conventions in the city).
TRAX light-rail runs seven days a week, roughly 6:00am to 11:00pm on weekdays, with a 15 minute headway from the start to end of each day's operation. On Saturdays TRAX runs from about 7:00am to 10:00pm, and Sundays from approximately 10:00am to 7:00pm with a 20 minute headway all weekend.
More than 2,000 people already expressed their desire for rail and bus services to operate longer, here is the link to the petition:
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/utah-transit-authority
Here is a TV news report and article about the recent efforts:
Thousands push UTA to offer late-night services
08/09/2014 05:45 PM
by Ali Monsen
http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/thousands-push-uta-to-offer-late-night-services/25133/COevJ2FtvEmS9d9i-9B-oA
Many might wish for UTA, the city of Salt Lake City as well as surrounding governmental entities to continue to make good decisions for rail operations in the region so that residents and visitors can reap the full benefits, as well as good luck for all future planned rail expansions and additions.
Some might think the organization behind the system, Utah Transit Authority (UTA), and the city of Salt Lake City seems to have made a lot of good decisions, f.e. the whole commuter rail corridor being a quiet zone (so neighbors and riders of commuter rail don't perceive it as loud and annoying), good alignment choices including connecting the airport as well as several academic institutions to light rail, modern rolling stock in the form of Siemens light-rail vehicles, and mostly attractive operating times and frequencies.
Now those operating times and frequencies are subject of public discussion, as there is a petition to re-introduce late-night service, which once existed but was cut when ridership dropped during the recession.
Currently, on weekdays the Front Runner commuter rail service operates hourly from about 4:30 am to just after midnight, and even with some half hour runs during rush hours. Saturday commuter rail service takes place every hour and a half from about 6:00 am to 1:30 am the next morning. Currently, there is no commuter rail service on Sundays (which repeatedly surprised visitors to town, f.e. for the annual conventions in the city).
TRAX light-rail runs seven days a week, roughly 6:00am to 11:00pm on weekdays, with a 15 minute headway from the start to end of each day's operation. On Saturdays TRAX runs from about 7:00am to 10:00pm, and Sundays from approximately 10:00am to 7:00pm with a 20 minute headway all weekend.
More than 2,000 people already expressed their desire for rail and bus services to operate longer, here is the link to the petition:
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/utah-transit-authority
Here is a TV news report and article about the recent efforts:
Thousands push UTA to offer late-night services
08/09/2014 05:45 PM
by Ali Monsen
http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/thousands-push-uta-to-offer-late-night-services/25133/COevJ2FtvEmS9d9i-9B-oA
Many might wish for UTA, the city of Salt Lake City as well as surrounding governmental entities to continue to make good decisions for rail operations in the region so that residents and visitors can reap the full benefits, as well as good luck for all future planned rail expansions and additions.