According to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report, Utah County was the 30th-fastest-growing county in the U.S. The majority of that growth is happening in the north of the county, in places like Lehi, Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain. South Salt Lake County is also poised to continue to grow with new developments like Draper’s The Point on the way.
However, what has not kept up with the explosive population growth in the Point of the Mountain area is a proportional increase to available public transit.
If there were as many bus routes and TRAX stops per capita in South Salt Lake County and North Utah County as there are in the northern half of Salt Lake County, there would be five times more public transit in those areas than there currently are…