April 6th, 2010 | 
» Mile-long segment of dedicated lanes is just the start of an 80-mile network.
Though it houses a total of only about one million inhabitants, ranking it almost fiftieth in size in the United States, the Salt Lake City metropolitan area is expanding its transit system at full clip with a program rivaled by only the largest cities.
The TRAX light rail system that first opened in 1999 has received most of the interest because it’s been able to attract tens of thousands of more daily riders than initially anticipated. With the help of large federal grants, the UTA transit authority is engaging in a large expansion of that system with the goal of adding four line extensions as well as a new commuter rail line by 2015.
Less frequently mentioned, however, is the bus rapid transit system Salt Lake County is planning to develop over the
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