Public Transportation- Maddy Oritt

I look forward to Salt Lake's new streetcar system, assuming it comes to fruition, as a needed addition to our public transportation system. I haven't had that much experience with UTA so far- in high school, I got rides everywhere from my parents until I got a car after sophomore year. Then I would normally drive myself wherever I needed to go- public transport didn't factor in much. Now living on campus, sans car, I rely on it much more that before. I take shuttles almost daily, and take the bus or Trax if I need to go somewhere beyond campus. However, in my limited use of UTA, it doesn't seem like the greatest system. If the destination is on a line, that's great, but otherwise it seems tricky to figure out and not terribly extensive. It would be nice if more Salt Lakers depended more on public transport, to alleviate road congestion (not that it's a big problem) and pollution (which is a big problem), but in order for that to happen, I think our transport network and infrastructure needs to improve. It seems we are on the right track, though, with Trax and Frontrunner extensions and the new streetcar line.