WHAT: Statewide transit providers and Metropolitan Planning Organizations will showcase transit’s role in planning, community development and economic impact. Transit Day on the Hill highlights how transit connects communities, drives economic growth, reduces congestion and supports sustainability efforts across our state.
UTA representatives will answer questions about the agency’s Five-Year Service Plan, which adds more than 9 million service miles to the UTA System; service details for the 2034 Winter Olympics; and the innovative projects underway that make public transit more accessible, efficient and impactful for all Utahns.
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 24, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Utah State Capitol Rotunda
WHO: Representatives and leadership available for interviews from the following public transit partners and agencies across Utah:
- Basin Transit Association (BTA)
- Cedar Area Transportation (CATS) Department
- Connect Public Transit
- Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization (CMPO)
- High Valley Transit
- Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG)
- Moab Area Transit (MAT)
- Park City Transit
- SunTran (St. George)
- Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)
- Utah Transit Authority
- Utah Urban Rural Specialized Transit Association (URSTA)
- Ute Indian Tribe Public Transit
- Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC)
VISUALS: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Transit partner tables
- Service maps
- Proposed service details for 2034 Winter Olympics
- Details on the economic value of Utah Transit Authority
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