Encouraging article on BSL showing how ridership on the expanded routes (2, 9, and 21) have improved since August. The increases are dramatic and I don't think the beginning of the school semester can be seen as the only reason. Route 9 has especially benefited from it, with ridership increasing nearly 3x since then.
It also links to a survey about free fares and SLC transit passes.
https://www.buildingsaltlake.com/oth...ke-citys-turn/
Here's a direct link to the survey about free fare in Salt Lake City:
https://slcgov.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe...qftu-5su7CQJJw