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Residents press UDOT on snow, access and tax concerns at Big Cottonwood Canyon hearing
Summary
During UDOT’s virtual public hearing, residents and canyon users raised safety and access concerns — including snowpush onto homes, the location of tolls, and the prospect of a single mobility hub causing congestion — while some attendees praised the transit focus and outreach.
At the public hearing for the Big Cottonwood Canyon Winter Transit EA, public commenters raised a mix of operational, safety and equity concerns about UDOT’s proposed bus lanes, mobility hub and tolling approach.
Thomas Hemingway, a Brighton Loop resident, said widening the loop would bring the road much closer to his home and increase problematic snow accumulation. “The renderings show that it would literally put the road within 6 to 10 feet of my home,” he said, and added that snow pushed against his house already causes seasonal problems for his family. He urged tolling to begin at the canyon base and recommended dedicated carpool areas at the mobility…
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