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Alternate TRAX route draws west-siders' ire
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The route decision was bought and paid for by the developers and UTA will do what it has already decided to do, which is what the developers, not the residents want.
Dont waste time on going to public hearings unless you have nothing better to do that night.
This is just another slap in the face of west side residents and once again tell us that in the eyes of politicians and developers, we are second class citizens in a second class part of town that carry little or no clout. If this type of thing were occuring on the east side, any residential or political disapproval would cause UTA to change its mind in a flash.
UTA does what it pleases anyway, just like they did with recent bus changes that were supposed to make riding the bus easier and faster. Has anyone noticed any difference since? Ask a west sider and chances are the majority will say "nope".
Are you kidding me? Putting Trax down North Temple will actually help make that street more pedestrian oriented and be a huge improvement for the area!
To the rest of the naysayers,
People can speculate all they want about Boyer's influence on this issue, but I'm not buying it. It comes down to cost and the most efficient transit option. If the entire North Temple viaduct has to be reconstructed, then UTA will get stuck with the bill. It will cost a ton more than doing the bridge on 600 West. This preferred option has everything to do with cost, reducing transit times, and focusing on the intermodal hub. The 600 West route accomplishes those things. That is why UTA prefers this option. People will be impacted regardless of where this line goes. Besides, this area is prime for redevelopment and maybe this will spur it to happen.
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