A reader just contacted us and made an interesting comment: “I keep hearing buses are the answer. Usually when something is free everyone wants a piece. Look at Costco samples. If people don’t take advantage of free, there’s something wrong with the product. What’s wrong with the buses. You don’t get cheaper than free.”

Over the weekend we had a discussion with a friend, that was sparked by Friday’s transportation discussion between Park City Mayor Jack Thomas and KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher. That conversation indicated that buses were likely the only feasible “solution” to our areas’s transportation problems. We asked our friend who lives in Jeremy Ranch and works in Prospector about …

This morning, KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher asked Park City Mayor Jack Thomas about transportation. Their exchange of questions and answers highlights the level of challenge we as a community face in order to start tackling the transportation issue: Ms Thatcher: Since we only have two lane highways… we talk about “let’s get people on buses” but until it …

This morning on KPCW we heard from Leslie Thatcher that an article had been sent to government officials that basically said that “people love buses … as long as they aren’t the ones riding in them.” Especially in an upscale environment like Park City, it is important to understand what people actually will use versus …

The Mountain Accord, a group of 20 organization and 200 stakeholders, has formally proposed transportation alternatives for linking areas within the Wasatch Front and between the Wasatch Front and Wasatch Back. This includes the proposal of either aerial trams or a tunnel between Brighton and Park City, Express Bus Service up Parley’s, bus or rail …

This morning Roger Armstrong was on KPCW with Lynn Ware Peek. She asked him about the Mountain Accord and a proposed tunnel to Park City. His response was one that is likely shared by many of us in Park City. Ms Peek: Most recently we have heard this notion of a tunnel coming through from Cottonwood …

We received an email regarding yesterday’s post about Summit County government now owning the transportation problem. The email basically called us out and said alright “smart guy” why don’t you give us some innovative solutions if it’s so easy. First, if you’ve been reading our stuff you know that we aren’t very smart. We just like …

Did Summit County Council members commit the cardinal sin by trashing a recent transportation study designed to find solutions to potential transportation problems? Probably … and that’s a good thing. A few months ago Summit County started a transportation study, predicated on a Governor’s Office report that says population will grow by 85% in the Snyderville …