###Change day is Sunday, August 14, and with it will come new Saturday service on six flex routes. The additions to service will give riders improved weekend access to shopping, hospitals, TRAX and FrontRunner stations and local attractions like the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium.
Saturday service on routes F94, F514, F504, F578, F556 and F618 will be funded through a combination of federal Job Access and Reverse Commute and New Freedom grants and matching UTA funds. The grants are designed to improve off-peak transportation for people in need and increase public transit options for people with disabilities.
UTA Special Services Senior Planner Arland Jensen said the decision to use the grant funding for Saturday service was due, in part, to rider feedback.
“By far, the most common request we receive from flex route riders is for Saturday service,” he said.
Jensen said routes F94, F514, F504, F578, F556 were selected to receive Saturday service because they provide access to shopping and entertainment centers – places weekend riders typically want to go. Saturday service was added to route F618 to provide transportation to people who work Saturdays at the Business Depot Ogden.
Planners will track Saturday ridership on the newly improved routes, Jensen said, and will seek additional funding to continue Saturday service if the routes are well utilized.
The six Saturday flex routes will run every sixty minutes during peak times. Unlike regular bus routes, flex buses can deviate up to ¾ mile from their regular routes. These deviations must be scheduled in advance and cost $1.25.
More information about change day improvements is available here. See our change day brochure here.
F94 – Saturday service on route F94 will provide improved access to the Sandy Senior Center, Alta View Hospital, shopping, the 9400 South Park & Ride and Historic Sandy TRAX Station.
F514 — Saturday service on route F514 will provide improved access to Salt Lake Community College Miller Campus, Sandy Civic TRAX Station, South Jordan and Draper FrontRunner stations, the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium and the South Towne Mall.
F504 – Saturday service on route F504 will provide improved access to the Oquirrh Mountain LDS Temple and The District shopping center.
F578 – Saturday service on route F578 will provide improved access to the Midvale Center, Bingham Junction, Historic Gardener and Sugar Factory TRAX Stations, as well as civic centers and the Jordan Landing shopping center.
F556 – Saturday service on route F556 will provide improved access to schools and shopping along 5600 West.
F618 – Saturday service on route F618 will provide improved access to the Business Depot Ogden, Ogden FrontRunner Station and Five Points shopping center.