HUGE Service Increase - UTA's April 2025 Change Day!: Episode 101

The Utah Transit Authority has, for once, brought us a Change Day with service increases and several new bus routes, instead of cut after cut after cut! The routes we discuss are timestamped below. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps 12:58 service hours increase (starting with website quote) 14:57 New route in the south valley - 126 19:54 Modified - 871 22:05 New route on Redwood Rd. - 219 24:35 Frequency restored - 39 25:22 "Other Salt Lake County things" incl. ski buses 29:50 Headcanon map of "downtown" 32:09 Another new route on Redwood Rd. 417 37:41 Route 823 in Utah County 40:32 Route 628 41:14 Route West Orem / Provo on demand 46:35 On Demand complaining sesh References & notes [1]Mass Transit: KCATA to reduce route frequency, reinstate fares to help reduce costs [2]KCUR: Kansas City would avoid massive bus cuts for now with a new plan. But it would end free fares [3]KSHB 41 Kansas City: Kansas City passes $2.5B budget, future of KCATA buses still up in the air [4]Utah Transit Authority: April 2025 Change Day [5]Utah Transit Authority: April 2025 Change Day Flyer [6]FTA: 2023 Annual Agency Profile - Utah Transit Authority [7]Utah Transit Authority: 126 - 12600 South Map (effective April 2025) [8]Utah Transit Authority: 871 - Draper Town Center/Lehi Station (effective April 2025) [9]Utah Transit Authority: 219 - South Redwood Rd (effective April 2025) [10]Utah Transit Authority: 417 - Redwood Rd Intercounty (effective April 2025) [11]Utah Transit Authority: 823 - Spanish Fork, Springville, Provo Station (effective April 2025) [12]Utah Transit Authority: 821 - South Utah County/Provo Central Station (effective April 2025) [13]Utah Transit Authority: 628 - Layton Westside (effective August 2024) [14]Utah Transit Authority: 628 - Layton Westside (effective April 2025) [15]Utah Transit Authority: UTA On Demand