Why No TRAX For Utah County?
Utah Transit Authority’s TRAX light rail line has been a success since its opening in 1999 with its line from Downtown Salt Lake City to Sandy. With the addition of the University line in 2001, the success story has continued. UTA plans to extend TRAX to Draper on the border between Salt Lake and Utah counties. However, UTA and the planning agency for Utah County, the Mountainland Association of Governments is not looking to extend TRAX in Utah County, instead concentrating on limited Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and commuter rail to solve their transportation problems. To first understand why BRT and Commuter Rail are being proposed in Utah County, you must first understand how the planning process works. While the UTA has planners to plan its basic routes and schedules, all long term planning is handled by the Mountainland Association of Governments in Utah County and the Wasatch Front Regional Council in Salt Lake County and to the north. While the Wasatch Front Regional Council has been
