Summit County has created a new transit district to operate the county’s bus lines, a “huge step” in the county’s split from Park City Transit. The county has contracted with an outside firm to operate the bus lines starting in July. Officials hope the district is the first step to a broader regional system.
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for the Summit County Council in 2020 may impact the way people move around the Wasatch Back for decades to come, though officials hope transit riders won’t be able to tell any difference, at least at first.
The council last week unanimously approved an ordinance governing the structure and rules for the Snyderville Basin Public Transit District, drastically reshaping an entity that has technically existed for 15 years, but that will now employ staff, own buses and operate transit lines.