

Last year, he noted that Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Salt Lake City approached UTA about the program, but this year, “We just thought that this would be a good thing to do, so it’s our initiative.” “It was just something that we initiated and decided to do.” “I don’t think it was a matter of ” Arky said of this February’s fewer zero-fare days. To make last year’s free-fare February possible, UTA raised over $2.5 million, about $1.1 million of which was sponsored by organizations including the Wasatch Front Regional Council, Mountainland Association of Governments, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County and the Utah Division of Air Quality. Last year, UTA offered free service for the entire month of February through a partnership with Salt Lake City - but this year’s zero-fare days are funded by UTA alone, said UTA spokesperson Carl Arky.

Outside of that 10-day stretch, anyone planning to fly in February will also receive free transit service on their day of air travel, as long as they present a printed or digital airline boarding pass.

The free service applies to FrontRunner, TRAX and all buses including the ski bus, as well as paratransit services and UTA on-demand.
