UTA is proposing several service changes to bus service in Box Elder, Davis, Weber and Utah counties.
The changes proposed are based on current ridership, efficiencies and 2011 budget projections. Although a number of the changes represent a small reduction in service, net ridership is expected to increase in the coming year.
Following is an outline of proposed changes:
Route 685 – Brigham City/Ogden Express – Discontinue service. Route 685 has one weekday southbound trip that leaves Brigham City about 7 a.m. and one weekday northbound trip that leaves Weber State University near 5:10 p.m. The underutilized route services Brigham City, downtown Ogden, Weber State University and the Flying J office in Ogden.
Routes 626 and 627 – West Roy/Weber State University Davis Campus/Davis Applied Technology Center – discontinue Saturday service. Routes 626 and 627 run hourly on Saturdays from approximately 7:20 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. These routes connect 5600 South and 3500 West in Roy to the WSU Davis campus in Layton and the DATC in Kaysville. The changes will impact less than seven percent of riders on each of the routes.
Route 667 – Lagoon Shuttle – Discontinue Sunday service. The Lagoon Shuttle runs every 30 minutes on Sunday from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October. The route connects Lagoon to the Farmington FrontRunner Station. This is an under utilized route and the change will affect approximately one percent of current shuttle riders.
Route 455 – University of Utah/Davis County/Weber State University – Discontinue Saturday service. Route 455 Saturday service runs hourly from approximately 8:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. The route connects downtown Ogden and Weber State University Campus with downtown Salt Lake City and the University of Utah. The changes will affect less than two percent of route 455 riders.
Route 613 – Weber Industrial Park – Discontinue Saturday service. Route 613 Saturday service runs hourly from approximately 8:30 to 6 p.m. The route connects the Ogden Transit Center/FrontRunner Station to the Weber Industrial Park. The changes will impact less than four percent of route 613 ridership.
Route 816 – Sandy Civic TRAX to Provo East Bay – Discontinue Saturday night service due to low ridership. Route 816 connects the southern most TRAX stop with Utah County, continuing south to Provo’s East Bay.
Route 850 – Utah County State Street – Cancel 15 of the 43 trips with the lowest ridership.
The proposed changes would impact less than one half a percent of UTA riders.
Public hearings are being held in each county to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes. Meeting dates, times and locations are available on the UTA website.
Following the public hearings UTA will review