Where’s my ride?
Getting to work, schools, grocery stores, and essential services that may not exist within walking distance is crucial to making our lives work. Without affordable and dependable transit options, families may struggle to maintain employment, access healthy food, or attend school consistently.
Transportation is closely connected to healthcare access. Beyond economic and health impacts, access to transportation supports social connection and community development. Transportation enables residents to participate in community events, civic activities, and social networks that strengthen neighborhood bonds. It also improves access to higher education and job training programs, which are essential for long-term community growth.
Utah has done a great job of providing public transportation of many varieties for many ages. Read the resource section to find ways to access your next ride!
MARCH
RESOURCES
A few more resources for our
UNPHC EdX topic of the month:
Transportaion
From bikes to scooters, rideshares to buses, and even trains, let’s get to our destination with the least amount of impact on our climate and pocketbook! Commuter trains, buses, and light-rail to get you where you need to go: FrontRunner trains provide access from Ogden to Provo. Weekday service starts at 4:30 am, and stop just after midnight. TRAX, the light rail system, provides access to Downtown SLC from across the valley on three color-coded lines:
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 and both have special fare rates for Seniors.
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/
