UTA adds to board

Image by ismasans via FlickrUTA is adding Board members to appease the legislators.

Under legislative pressure, UTA adds new board members

I am sure there is one group out there that is celebrating this wonderful day when they let the foxes into the hen house but we shall see if anything really comes of this.

Of course there is many dangers to transit service on the horizon presently, not the least of which is the President's attempt to steal transit funds, what is that certain organization doing to prevent this travesty or are they supporting it since it would give more funding to highways which that group supports.

UTA News...

TRAX train Salt Lake City, Utah
Originally uploaded by jmdspk

TRAX service interrupted by severed power cable

TRAX service interrupted

For the second Monday morning in two weeks the overhead power wires for TRAX have been severed just south of Interstate 80. So what is happening here? One time may have been an accident but twice? UTA and others need to consider this an act of sabotage. After all this area gang infested and they could be involved.

It does appear that UTA is doing a better job of communication with this incident sending people to all the TRAX stations to inform what is happening.

Bluffdale may be forced to accept train-stop plan

Once again, while I think Bluffdale is being stupid and has their heads in the sand in not supporting a commuter train station--(will they try to stop the highway?), however the legislature should not be forcing them to take the station any more than the legislature telling Salt Lake that it cannot spend airport funds to help transportation to the airport.

With UTA, who needs an office?

While I am no fan of Lee Benson, he does do a very complimentary article about Wi-Fi on the 472 Express Buses.

Airport TRAX line...

TRAX construction at the Intermodal Depot
Originally uploaded by jmdspk

Airport TRAX funds take twisty path

Well it looks like the funding for the airport TRAX line will happen despite the actions of our state legislature.

Once again Bramble showed his stupidity but saying that Airport funds should be used to help improve the airport. I hate the tell the guy this but giving people the freedom to choose how they get to the airport would be an improvement. But I guess Bramble only thinks its an improvement if it funds roads since a large amount of dollars have gone to improve the roads at the airport.

Instead part of the $10.00 fee for registering cars in the county will go this fund. Actually since that money can only go to highways, other money will replace this money and somehow fund TRAX.

In other words we take from here, give to this place, move this over here, and accomplish the same thing that could have been accomplished much easier if our state legislature would stop trying to control everything.

But there is good news, the legislature is out of session until next year...

County favors rail

S.L. County leaders still favor rails

The last time I checked, most of the people who voted on the tax increase did so in support of the TRAX lines. I don't remember it being all about roads despite what some state legislators are trying to push.

State Legislators Still Playing Games...

Rail-line funding still a question

Once again we have one of our state legislators tying to tell Salt Lake County how to spend tax dollars that the voters voted in. When will these guys realize that the voters have spoken and the proposition was from transit.