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THIS IS UTA'S LONGEST BUS ROUTE

WHAT IS ROUTE 217

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THE PERCENTAGE THAT LIVES WITH UTA'S SERVICE AREA.

WHAT IS 80%?
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UTA STARTED SERVICE IN 1970 WITH THIS MANY OLD BUSES SERVING ONLY SALT LAKE CITY

WHAT IS 68 BUSES?

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THESE SPECIALIZED "F-ROUTES" FOLLOW A SET PATH BUT CAN DEVIATE UP TO 3/4 OF A MILE TO PICK UP OR DROP OFF PASSENGERS FOR A SMALL ADDITIONAL FEE

WHAT ARE FLEX ROUTES?

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THE ORIGINAL UTA BUSES IN 1970 WERE REPAINTED IN THESE THREE COLORS TO MARK THE NEW AGENCY.

LIGHT BLUE, WHITE, AND RED

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FRONT RUNNER REACHES THIS TOP SPEED IN MPH

WHAT IS 79 MPH

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THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES UTA SERVES ACROSS THE WASATCH FRONT

WHAT IS 7 COUNTIES?

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UTA EXPANDED SERVICE TO WEBER AND DAVIS COUNTIES IN THIS YEAR

WHAT IS 1973?

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WHAT YEAR WAS UTA FOUNDED

WHAT IS 1970?

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RIDING TRAX IS COMPLETELY FREE WITHIN THIS ZONE IN DOWNTOWN SALT LAKT CITY.

WHAT IS FREE FARE ZONE?

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UTA USES THIS COMMUNTER RAIL SYSTEM CONNECTING SALT LAKE CITY TO PROVO AND OGDEN

WHAT IS FRONTRUNNER? 

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WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN PLAN TRIPS AND VIEW SCHEDULES.

WHAT IS RIDEUTA.COM?

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IN THE EARLY UTA DAYS, BUS FARES WERE THIS AMOUNT--TIED FOR THE LOWEST IN THE NATION

WHAT IS 15 CENTS?

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UTA USES THE ACRONYM SGR TO DESCRIBE THIER 2026 BUDGET GOALS: IT STANDS FOR KEEPING THE SYSTEM IN A "STATE OF GOOD____"

WHAT IS REPAIR?

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UTA SKI BUSES TO SNOWBIRD AND ALTA IN LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON RUN NEARLY EVERY THIS MANY MINUTES ON BUSY POWDER DAYS.

WHAT IS 7 MINUTES?

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UTA OPERATES THIS SPECIAL FLEET OF VECHILES PROVIDING DOOR TO DOOR TRANSIT FOR RIDERS WHO CANNOT USE FIXED-ROUTE SERVICE.

WHAT IS UTA PARATRANSIT?

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UTA'S FLEXIBLE, APP-BASED RIDE-SHARING SERVICE OPERATING IN LOWER-DENSITY AREAS

WHAT IS UTA ON-DEMAND?

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UTA'S TOTAL SERVICE AREA TODAY COVERS MORE THAN THIS MANY SQUARE MILES

WHAT IS 1400 SQUARE MILES?

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IN JUNE 2025, UTA RECEIVED THIS PRESTIGIOUS "OUTSTANDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM" AWARD FROM THIS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, THE "BEST OF THE BEST" IN THE INDUSTRY

WHAT IS APTA (AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION)

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TO HANDLE THE 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS CROWDS, UTA BORROWED 29 LIGHT RAIL CARS FROM THIS TEXAS TRANSIT AGENCY

WHAT IS DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT (DART)?
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UTA OFFERS THIS TYPE OF FLEXIBILE, ON-DEMAND SERVICE IN LOWER-DENSITY AREAS

WHAT IS UTA ON-DEMAND

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UTA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT ARM THAT PARTOLS, BUSES, TRAX, AND FRONTRUNNER

WHAT IS UTA POLICE DEPARTMENT?

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DUE TO POST - 9/11 SECURITY CONCERNS, TRAX SERVICE WAS ACTUALLY SUSPENDED DURING THIS PORTION OF THE 2002 OLYMPICS.

WHAT IS THE OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES?

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AS PART OF ITS CLEAN AIR INITIATIVE, UTA HAS INTEGRATED OVER 30 OF THESE INTO ITS FLEET, PRIMARILY SERVING ROUTE 2, 209 AND OGX LINE

WHAT ARE ELECTRIC BUSES?

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UTA K-9 EXPLOSIVE DETECTION DOGS WON THIS DISTINCTION IN 2018

WHAT IS BEST IN THE NATION?