Seniors and people with disabilities who use paratransit service in the Salt Lake City area may soon be charged a substantially higher fare than public transit riders.
The Utah Transit Authority, which serves Salt Lake City, is holding public hearings this month about a proposal to raise fares for its paratransit service this summer from $2.50 or $2.75 to $4 per trip. That would be double the expected public transit fare of $2. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the authority has 4,200 paratransit customers.
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The Utah Transit Authority has Good Bus Service in Down Town Salt Lake City, in the Avenues and the University of Utah.
UTA needs to get Accessible Vans and Small Buses to go into Neighborhoods to Help Encourage People to take Individuals to the Main Bus Routes and to Trax. UTA needs to expand the Bus System, Increase the Frequency of Buses and Lower Fares and also Charge for Parking at Park and Ride Lots, to Help Increase Ridership on Buses.
This would help reduce COSTS and NEED for PARATRANSIT. This would help reduce Traffic Grid Lock. This would be Transportation for all. Also Help Out Our ENVIRNMENT.
Posted by: Tammi Diaz | 09/01/2009 at 11:51 PM