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Leaders sing praises of S-Line and its new double track
https://www.ksl.com/article/46525776/leaders-sing-praises-of-s-line-and-its-new-double-track
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"The S-Line unofficially stands for success and starting Sunday will also stand for speed [...]" said Carlton Christensen, UTA Board of Trustees chairman.
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The S-Line is many things, but it is not speedy. Even with the new 'double track' (really just a lengthened siding for rolling meets, not a real double-track) I don't think the S-Line is faster than the bus on 21st South.
It is, though, a very cool bike trail and it has undeniably encouraged a lot of dense developments:
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"I would encourage them to walk the line and see what's happening and with a small taxpayer investment you've seen billions of dollars of private investment that's creating housing that we so desperately need and helping to clean our air," he [McAdams] said. "It's absolutely been an economy boost."
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"It really is a celebration when you see beautiful new housing, the frequency that we're going to enjoy with people being able to jump on and off every 15 minutes, that's going to really change I think the footprint of this area and give people even greater access to wherever it is they're headed," said Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson.
The county also pledged $500,000 for additional operating costs in the first three years of double track service. The investment is estimated to attract approximately 1,000 additional daily passengers by 2030, according to a UTA news release.
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It is sort of infuriating that the worst of UTA's five rail lines is the best at attracting new developments. If only FrontRunner could spur similar developments then imagine how much easier it would be to double-track the whole thing! But, alas, the blocks around Salt Lake Central Station, Clearfield, and American Fork (just to name a few) remain completely abandoned and untouched 11 years after service began.
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