UTA Audit: Part 3

January 30, 2008 at 10:38 am · Filed under Free Markets, Limited Gov't, Taxation, Propoer Role of Gov't, Transportation

Final Low Lights:

(4) Subsidized Total Cost per Passenger Boarding

  • Bus: 87% or $5.11
  • Light Rail: 86% or $3.51
  • Vanpool: 75% or $3.53
  • Paratransit: 92% or $36.82

In sum, this means that the Utahns are subsidizing public transportation to the tune of $162 Million in 2006.  All this for a service that does little to relieve congestion, adds significant amounts of pollution, and lacks oversight and accountability.

 

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