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[Sloan]

Feds give thumbs down to Sugar House Streetcar extension

The Sugar House Streetcar extension isn’t coming any time soon.

The Salt Lake City Council scrum earlier this month that ended in a split 4-3 vote to fund a federal matching grant for the Sugar House Streetcar was apparently all for naught.

http://www.sltrib.co...unding.html.csp

[KevinKorell]

KUER Radio, Salt Lake City, UT, 4/17/24:

 

 

 

    UTA is expanding the streetcar to keep up with Sugar House’s rapid growth    

 

 

 

Salt Lake City’s Sugar House streetcar is expanding. Spanning two miles and taking about 10 minutes to ride, the S-Line connects Fairmont Park with the greater TRAX system at Central Pointe Station.

 

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[KevinKorell]

KSL-TV, Channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT, 4/22/24:

 

 

     UTA set to extend S-Line streetcar service for first time. Here's what to expect  

 

 

Lynn Jacobs points out that the Utah Transit Authority's S-Line streetcar was never intended to end at its current terminus — Fairmont Station — when the Utah Transit Authority launched the service in late 2013.

 

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