Park City Transit

The last time Park City Transit buses got a facelift came shortly after the 2002 Winter Olympics. Last week the Park City Council approved new wraps for buses.

The American Public Transportation Association named Park City Transit the winner of its innovation award.

At its meeting Thursday the Park City Council voiced support for continuing a bus route serving the Richardson Flat park and ride and the Park City Heights neighborhood.

For the first time ever, Park City Transit began serving the Richardson Flat park and ride and Park City Heights neighborhood in December. So far, average weekly ridership is a little over 2,500 passengers.

Park City Transit has reserved a seat on every bus it operates in February to honor the legacy of Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin as part of Black History Month.

This winter, Park City transit could be adding a few new bus routes as well as transit on demand to some of town’s outlying areas. But city officials will be looking for public input before adding the $1.6 million price tag to the budget.

Today's guests on The Local News Hour: (9:40) Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county. (28:03) Members of Leadership Park City Class 28 ,Makena Hawley and Frank Lynch, reveal this year's class project and how the public can help. Then (36:20) Park City Transit Community Outreach and Marketing Coordinator Andy Stevenson discusses public input opportunities on proposed winter transit service.

Park City Transit Community Outreach and Marketing Coordinator Andy Stevenson discusses public input opportunities on proposed winter transit service. The city will hold a public open house at the Park City library August 24th.

Following Monday’s federal court ruling that overturned the mask requirement for public transportation, High Valley Transit and Park City Transit say masks are no longer required on buses and microtransit.

According to the city, 28% of its current transit fleet is electric and this grant opens the door for the city’s fleet to become over 50% electric by 2023.