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UTA: transit returns $5.11 for every dollar invested in Utah; Salt Lake City to get added service miles and new vehicles over next five years
Summary
UTA presented a study estimating $5.11 economic return per dollar invested statewide and outlined a five‑year service and capital plan including expanded bus service, bus rapid transit and light‑rail vehicle procurement.
Carlton Christiansen, UTA board chair, and Chandler Beutler, UTA government relations, briefed the council on April 1 about a joint study on the economic value of transit in Utah and about UTA’s five‑year service and capital plans.
UTA contracted Metro Analytics, in partnership with UDOT, the two MPOs and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and found that every dollar invested in UTA yields approximately $5.11 in state economic return. The study cited annual statewide gains — including time and…
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