March is here, and with it warmer weather. Let’s get out in it! To help make this a reality, we are going to talk about transportation, and how to access everything from rail systems to scooters, and beyond!
Access to transportation reduces barriers to employment, educational opportunities, health care, and child care, which can lead to economic success, a sense of power and autonomy, and feelings of belonging.
lack of transit access can limit physical mobility as well as economic mobility, which can contribute to income inequality.
Transportation can feel like the center of the world. It is the glue of our daily lives. When it goes well, we don’t see it. When it goes wrong, it negatively colors our day, makes us feel angry and curtails our
possibilities.
Sounds serious right? Luckily, in Utah, we have a variety of options for our residents to access free or low-cost public transportation. We will also look at resources that will help you purchase a vehicle at a manageable rate.
MARCH
RESOURCES
A few more resources for our UNPHC EdX topic of the month: Transportation
FrontRunner trains provide access from Ogden to Provo. Weekday service starts at 4:30 am, and stops just after midnight. TRAX, the light rail system, provides access to Downtown SLC from across the valley on three color-coded lines.
- Red-line provides service from the University of Utah, through downtown to 6400 South and west to the Daybreak community.
- Blue-line begins downtown at the transfer station and runs south to Draper.
- Green-line begins at the Salt Lake International Airport, runs through downtown Salt Lake and to West Valley City.
Buses connect service at TRAX and FrontRunner stations to get you almost anywhere in the Greater Salt Lake Area and bus routes run across the Salt Lake Valley, Ogden, Utah County, Brigham City, Park City, and up Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons
FAREPAY is a reduced fare for those with income restrictions, disabilities, and seniors. Sign up and hop on!
For more information: rideuta.com or call 801-743-3822 (801-RIDE-UTA) toll-free 888-743-3822
Rideshares are convenient, affordable for short trips, and easy to access. lyft.com and uber.com are available almost everywhere in Utah.
We get it. You’re old school and simply want to call a cab.
- Yellow Cab at: yellowcabutah.com or call 801-521-2100
- CityCab at saltlakecitycab.com or call 801-300-8800
Bikeshares and ScooterLife.
GREENbike, Utah’s nonprofit bike share, connects you with your job, transit stops, and entertainment destinations.
For as little as 5$ a year,you can help yourself to unlimited 1 hour rides. GREENbike relies on hardware and software to keep track of bikes and the interactions between users and bikes. All rides are tracked by the system and associated with members, which means you can get access to information like distance, duration, calories burned, and carbon offset on a personal web page
https://www.greenbikeutah.org/
And…scooters! This link will tell you everything you need to know to access a zippy little ride.
https://www.visitsaltlake.com/plan-your-visit/transportation/electric-scooters/
