The Utah Transit Authority has, for once, brought us a Change Day with service increases and several new bus routes, instead of cut after cut after cut! The routes we discuss are timestamped below.
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Timestamps
- 12:58 service hours increase (starting with website quote)
- 14:57 New route in the south valley - 126
- 19:54 Modified - 871
- 22:05 New route on Redwood Rd. - 219
- 24:35 Frequency restored - 39
- 25:22 "Other Salt Lake County things" incl. ski buses
- 29:50 Headcanon map of "downtown"
- 32:09 Another new route on Redwood Rd. 417
- 37:41 Route 823 in Utah County
- 40:32 Route 628
- 41:14 Route West Orem / Provo on demand
- 46:35 On Demand complaining sesh
References & notes
- [1] Mass Transit: KCATA to reduce route frequency, reinstate fares to help reduce costs
- [2] KCUR: Kansas City would avoid massive bus cuts for now with a new plan. But it would end free fares
- [3] KSHB 41 Kansas City: Kansas City passes $2.5B budget, future of KCATA buses still up in the air
- [4] Utah Transit Authority: April 2025 Change Day
- [5] Utah Transit Authority: April 2025 Change Day Flyer
- [6] FTA: 2023 Annual Agency Profile - Utah Transit Authority
- [7] Utah Transit Authority: 126 - 12600 South Map (effective April 2025)
- [8] Utah Transit Authority: 871 - Draper Town Center/Lehi Station (effective April 2025)
- [9] Utah Transit Authority: 219 - South Redwood Rd (effective April 2025)
- [10] Utah Transit Authority: 417 - Redwood Rd Intercounty (effective April 2025)
- [11] Utah Transit Authority: 823 - Spanish Fork, Springville, Provo Station (effective April 2025)
- [12] Utah Transit Authority: 821 - South Utah County/Provo Central Station (effective April 2025)
- [13] Utah Transit Authority: 628 - Layton Westside (effective August 2024)
- [14] Utah Transit Authority: 628 - Layton Westside (effective April 2025)
- [15] Utah Transit Authority: UTA On Demand