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Council hears UDOT/UTA EIS delays likely to stall enhanced bus service; members note visitor pressure on emergency services
Summary
Council members reported that litigation has delayed UDOT/UTA environmental work and likely pushed improvements in enhanced bus service by several years; members also flagged that visitors disproportionately consume emergency services and discussed the possibility of seeking state‑level solutions and use‑tax options to reallocate costs.
Council members who attended the Utah League of Cities and Towns conference reported that enhanced bus service in Little Cottonwood Canyon is unlikely in the near term because the project in the UDOT environmental impact statement (EIS) is being held up by litigation.
The mayor said the timing of any enhanced bus service “is entirely up to UDOT” and that his understanding is litigation prevents implementation; he told the…
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