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UTA wants to raise fares. Utahns wonder why transit can’t be free instead

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Published October 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM MDT Set KUER as preferred source Macy Lipkin / KUERUtah Transit ransit Authority spokesperson Gavin Gustafson outside UTA headquarters in Salt Lake City, Dec. 4, 2025. Chris Stout, co-founder of the Utah Transit Riders Union, is not a fan of the Utah Transit Authority’s proposed fare increase to $3.

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