“Improved bus service and infrastructure over the next two years”: Our View on UDOT’s Recent Announcement

Many are elated over UDOT’s recent about-face decision to begin Phase 1 congestion improvements in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) after claiming, for nearly two years, that lawsuits prohibited this very action. We understand the excitement. And while we appreciate UDOT’s long history of providing Utah residents an expansive transportation system, our concerns are not primarily about what UDOT announced—it’s about what UDOT’s announcement omits.