Should it be free to ride Utah’s public transit? Gov. Spencer Cox wants to make it happen.

A proposed bill to make UTA free for riders was rejected during the 2022 legislative session.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The FrontRunner commuter train stops at the South Jordan Station on Thursday, May 6, 2021. In his fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox proposed making traveling on the UTA free for riders.

Should it be free to ride Utah’s public transit? Gov. Spencer Cox wants to make it happen.

A proposed bill to make UTA free for riders was rejected during the 2022 legislative session.

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