Has the modal share for transit in Salt Lake gone up since the LRT and other transit improvments have gone into effect?
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what transportation agency (with only 2 lines of lrt in service) can afford to construct three lines at once? this sounds too good to be true |
The West Valley Line and the South Jordan line are currently under construction. The North Temple (Airport) line will begin construction later this year.
The Frontrunner South extension for the Commuter rail line should be underconstruction by December of this year. For the Trax extensions, only the Draper extension will not be under construction by the end of the year. |
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New FrontRunner commuter rail in foreground with new Gateway District in background.
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No city in the U.S. could ask for a better situation. |
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Yay TRAX |
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Good points PhxSprawler, That pretty well sums a lot of it up for Salt Lake City's good fortune with mass transit. |
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MAX-TRAX service to begin at station
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1...242872,00.html The Utah Transit Authority will host a grand opening event at 210 W. 3300 South Monday morning to welcome the new MAX rapid transit line. The transportation corridor extends 10 miles along 3500 South and connects West Valley and Magna residents to the Millcreek TRAX station. European-style fast bus coming to Metro Salt Lake City -This rapid transit line to Magna will operate much like TRAX http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9866065 http://extras.mnginteractive.com/liv...~1_Gallery.jpg The Utah Transit Authority shows off its new "Bus Rapid Transit" (BRT), nicknamed "MAX," at the TRAX Millcreek Station at 3300 south Friday. (Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune ) . |
TOD'S - Commuter Rail Transforming a Metro
...FrontRunner will be the showpiece for Public Transportation in Utah and the Intermountain region. Layton City is excited to be a part of the project that will change transportation in Utah for generations to come. FrontRunner locomotive #5 at Layton Station http://www.deseretnews.com/photos/midres/5434631.jpg http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1...245695,00.html From the worst in town to the best. That's how the developers of Fort Lane Village view their plan for reinventing the old shopping center at Fort Lane and Gentile streets. Related: - Layton OKs housing units Residential growth has slowed down in Davis County's largest city as it has in most municipalities these days. However, the City Council has approved the development of another 65 housing units. ...the council gave the OK for 56 single and two-family residential units at 312 W. Gentile St., as part of the Town Homes of Gentile project. Also approved were another nine units as part of phase one of the Angel Street Town Homes project at 1400 N. Angel St. The Gentile Street project is on 4.8 acres and proposes a density of 11.5 units per acre. "It's a good location for some higher density residential," said Bill Wright, Layton's community development director. He said this project is across the street (north) of Layton Elementary School and just west of the Union Pacific railroad tracks. It also includes some old vacant business buildings, where the original Tanner Clinic was and where the Jesus People's Ministry used to be housed. Zoning was changed from professional business and residential-suburban to a denser R-2 zone. "This will be good for that area," Mayor Steve Curtis said. Six of the units in the development are slated to face Gentile Street, but Layton city staff wants those to have their garages and street access elsewhere and off that busy street. Councilman Renny Knowlton said he's noticed that single home development has slowed down a lot recently. "I see we're headed more toward towards condos and townhouses," he said. The Angel Street project is being developed by Trophy Homes and is located just north of Kohl's Department store and south of the Mountain View Mobile Home Park.. Wright said these are two and three-bedroom developments on two floors in a 1,300- to 1,500-square-foot unit plan. FrontRunner changing face of Old Downtown Layton http://www.laytoncity.org/public/Ima...lRendering.png Rendering of the Laton Commuter Rail Station The Layton Commuter Rail Station has taken shape. The FrontRunner Commuter Rail line will run from Pleasant View in Weber County to Downtown Salt Lake City. The 44-mile line will have stations in eight cities and a trip time of under one-hour. The Diesel/Electric Locomotive is capable of reaching speeds above 75 MPH and feature's BI-level Cabin Cars and Gallery Cars. The Layton Commuter Rail Station is located north of the I-15 and Main Street interchange and southwest of the Main Street and Gentile Street intersection. The Station include's a park and ride lot that enable's patrons easy access to the Commuter Rail. The design for the Station includes many user comforts and also amenities that will beautify the area. In addition to the new Station, UDOT is also doing a study for a proposed Interchange that would be built near the Station. Layton City has designated the area as a Redevelopment Project Area and is focusing on bringing new business to the area and revitalizing existing infrastructure. There is a lot of interest in Old Downtown and the area is poised to become a major attraction along the Commuter Rail Line. FrontRunner will be the showpiece for Public Transportation in Utah and the Intermountain region. Layton City is excited to be a part of the project that will change transportation in Utah for generations to come. . |
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http://extras.mnginteractive.com/liv...rolley_400.gif From Here.... Under Construction - South Salt Lake's new Market Station TOD http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/...7fd24a80_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/...a037780f_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/...9398ec1f_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/...d778e9ba_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3104/...0e76cb02_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/...40a4316b_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/...ab93cfda_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/...f92288be_o.jpg To Here... Sugarhouse District... http://media.bonnint.net/slc/488/48898/4889817.jpg related story; By Cathy McKitrick The Salt Lake Tribune SOUTH SALT LAKE - About six years ago, Douglas White got the idea to restore trolley travel from South Salt Lake to Sugar House along an old Union Pacific rail line. Today, that notion has become a full-blown obsession, White said. And with the Salt Lake Valley's growing transit needs, his concept is starting to gather traction. The old track, now owned by Utah Transit Authority, runs along 2200 South from 1100 East to 250 West - a 1.8-mile route linking Sugar House to the planned Market Station development in South Salt Lake. "I've had discussions with South Salt Lake and UTA. G.J. LaBonty [of UTA] informed me we're officially one of their alternatives to be considered," White said, adding that UTA's transit alternative study for the Sugar House spur is just getting underway. Monday night, White outlined his vision of a locally-sponsored streetcar system to a handful of interested folks at South Salt Lake's Pioneer Craft House. By setting up a cooperative between White's Sugar House Trolley Association, UTA, Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Salt Lake County and other interested entities, White said he hopes to avoid "the red tape that occurs when you go Federal." He has a lead on several streetcar options - for $25,000 a company in England will ship him a refurbished hybrid vehicle he can lease for $1 a year. Thebattery-charged vehicle would recharge as it travels every half mile, stop every quarter mile and top out at speeds of 20 to 25 mph, White said. Other options include refurbishing much older streetcars, such as the Bamberger, which used to run from Preston, Idaho, south to Price - and now sits idle at Ogden's Union Station. White estimates the project's total cost at $8 million. "It would cost $40 million to put in a light-rail system along that route. This would provide the same service for much less, and would double as a tourist attraction," he said. The Parley's Rails, Trails and Tunnels Coalition (PRATT) hopes to install a trail along the Sugar House spur as part of the 8-mile Parleys Creek Corridor Trail. The trail and single-line transit could coexist in the same transit corridor, White said. "It's a great idea - it would be the best utilization for all areas up and down that trail, serving as a great community tie-in along the whole route," said Emil Kmet, a Sugar House community council member. More information can be found at www.sugarhousetrolley.org cmckitrick@sltrib.com SugarHouse Trolley and other Utah Trams, Trolleys, Light Rail info |
Just was in Salt Lake. Man this city is a Mormon haven. I think the church runs the entire city... I know that is a generalization - but seems pretty ture.
Anyway, The TRAX system is very slow and I found that it is really underused - or at least seemed that way on a weekday. I did like the new Commuter Rail line - how are the numbers on it to date? |
It is afterall the Headquarters of a world wide church, thus the influence. Anyway, what time of day were you riding trax? The ridership numbers are actually pretty high for Trax, according to the Deseret Morning News, with the new counting system ridership in 2007 averaged 40,294 riders per weekday. May numbers for FrontRunner were 6,419 and in June they rose 26% to 7,809. Not bad considering it was just over a month and half old. I would estimate that both ridership numbers have increased in the past several month due to rising gas prices. I would also suspect that many of those 7,809 FrontRunner riders are also new Trax riders, even if only 50% of them then road trax that would bump trax ridership to over 44,000. I would guess closer to 75% FrontRunner riders transfer to Trax.
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wasn't the lightrail kind of not warmly welcomed in SLC when it was first brought up? prior to the olympics?
I kinda remember hearing so much negativty against it and it being a waste and wouldn't be useful after the olympics etc... seems like its done very well despite the nay-sayers nice to see |
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It is apparent that it has been embraced as attributed to yet again another tax referendum on the 06 ballot that raised sales tax to pay for transportation projects with the majority being focused on transit including Trax and FrontRunner. That tax is being initiated quickly as seen by two lines currently under construction and a third by the end of the year. Very progressive for such a conservative population base. |
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