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09-28-2022, 10:54 AM #2601
They announced general change day info in August. This was an emergency change/change implemented after original change day announcement.
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09-28-2022, 12:11 PM #2602
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09-28-2022, 12:22 PM #2603User
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Yeah, but a billion would only cover the salary and benefits of 100 full time, topped out bus drivers for ……140ish years? Clearly not sustainable.
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09-28-2022, 12:31 PM #2604
Clearly.
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09-28-2022, 12:54 PM #2605
FYI UDOT and UTA are not the same. I get the conspiracy minded aspects of this, but UDOT had zero say in this decision, nor do the orgs share funding. UTA is partially taxpayer funded. I'd much rather see my tax dollars going to increased bus service than the gondola.
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09-28-2022, 12:57 PM #2606Registered User
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Pretty lame. On the plus side, that's fewer people who can get up canyon, so the most crowded days will be marginally less crowded...
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09-28-2022, 01:13 PM #2607
Give me some credit, I know UTA and UDOT are separate agencies. IIRC, fares only cover ~30% of UTA's operating budget, so it's mostly a public expenditure. Tax dollars are fungible, overall point stands IMO.
My preferred 10:40 and 11:10 994 up buses probably won't be affected much, but getting back down the canyon might suck though. Even with two routes and 15-minute service the 4:19 down buses were usually standing room-only when they hit Entry 1.
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09-28-2022, 04:33 PM #2608Registered User
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Wow. After for years being yelled at to take the bus last year I finally listened and made the switch from driving. And now they want everyone back driving on the canyon? With only 2 buses an hour I will have to catch the bus at Old Town Sandy on the way up and ski over to Sunnyside to catch it on the way down. I don't think anyone at Creekside is getting a lift at the end of the day.
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09-28-2022, 04:57 PM #2609
Wow, that's going to really mess things up, especially on weekends when it was usually a full bus every 15 minutes. Also once things get snarled (and they're never on time) it was nice knowing there were a few buses on route so if you missed one the next was only 15 behind it.
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09-28-2022, 06:57 PM #2610
Let's phrase this in more frank and honest terms: bus service in LCC is being reduced by 75%.
That's insane.
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09-28-2022, 07:10 PM #2611
Pay Rate: $20.00/hr training for up to nine (9) weeks. $21.44/hr after training with guaranteed pay increases every six months for the next five years up to $25.69/hr
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09-28-2022, 09:07 PM #2612Registered User
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Insane. What will they get, 2, maybe 3 buses up the canyon on pow days before lifts spin…? That’s less than 200 people…
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09-29-2022, 09:19 AM #2613
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Anybody use these guys? New boots are priority #1 this season. Other option is Surefoot right?The whole human race is de evolving; it is due to birth control, smart people use birth control, and stupid people keep pooping out more stupid babies.
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09-29-2022, 11:20 AM #2614Registered User
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Why take a shitty job driving a bus up the canyon when you can just work at Alta as a lifty and make nearly the same wage lol.
Vibes to you SLC folks, a 75% reduction in bus service in LCC is fucking crazy. I was just planning a trip and was thinking of going the bus route but no way I'm going to risk that vs driving myself.
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09-29-2022, 11:32 AM #2615
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09-29-2022, 12:11 PM #2616
Been using them for years. 4+ boots fitted there. Brett is the real deal....if you can't over his
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09-29-2022, 12:41 PM #2617Registered User
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09-29-2022, 01:18 PM #2618
We use him as well. Get in early before he’s full…..
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09-29-2022, 02:50 PM #2619
Just make the appointment. Soon. They have fitted several pairs for my family over last 10+ years. He is not cheap but boots are the most important thing. I even have Brent make footbeds for hiking shoes.
I have no first hand experience but I have not heard great things about Sorefoot.
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09-29-2022, 07:47 PM #2620
That's the most mags I've ever seen agree on something, making an appointment tomorrow.
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09-29-2022, 07:56 PM #2621
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09-30-2022, 06:56 PM #2622Hungover & Homeless
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I'm sure that the bus lines between SLC and Ogden are directly effected by the gondola.
It would be one thing if it was only LCC, but district wide?
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09-30-2022, 07:13 PM #2623Registered User
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10-01-2022, 07:45 AM #2624
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10-02-2022, 08:59 AM #2625AF
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I don't see a conspiracy either, employers are all short handed, why would UTA be any different? Enhanced bus service is also a part of option B so UTA will see more need for buses not less. They will also need to shuttle people form the various Park & Rides. While looking at some of the info in the UDOT summary it showed the travel time from the base to Alta as 55 minutes. When you figure in driving for example to the 9400 Park & Ride, waiting for a bus, taking bus to the Gondola, waiting 10 minutes to get loaded in a cabin etc etc I think it could be two hours between leaving home in Sandy and arriving up canyon on a busy day. Might as well drive and have all my gear with me.
It is estimated to take 55 minutes to run from the base near the mouth of the canyon to a terminus in Alta, about 25 to 30 minutes quicker than the projected time to drive up the canyon in 2050. The enhanced bus service under the plan is expected to reach Alta in 43 minutes.
Lastly all the projections about more traffic in 2050 or whatever year you want to put out there does not take into account that parking at SB & Alta is already space limited so why would you have more vehicles when there is no place to put them?
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