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As the days get longer and warmer, now is a great time of year to think about biking more or giving it a try if it’s been awhile. Our map of the month on bike safety provides a resource communities can explore to develop goals for improving bike (and pedestrian) access and safety, especially around city and neighborhood centers that

It’s shaping up to be a dangerous and deadly year for pedestrians and cyclists along the Wasatch Front. Since January, the Utah Highway Patrol has reported 28 fatalities. Seven happened in the past week.

Just weeks before, 4 cyclists were killed, spurring advocates to call for more action on bike-safe streets.

Salt Lake City – Officials from across the Wasatch Front ride transit during Free Fare February and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

From onramp bottlenecks to city gridlock, traffic has roared back from its pandemic hibernation to reach levels of commuter traffic that match, and in some cases exceed, pre-pandemic levels, towing back with it air pollution and roadway frustrations.

 A little over a month ago, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall approached Utah’s largest public transportation service with an idea. She wanted to know if it was possible that Utah Transit Authority could waive fare costs in Salt Lake City in February.