transportation

A Draper homeowners association added an additional lawsuit on top of the recently consolidated mega-lawsuit against UDOT’s big idea to fix winter traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

St. George is doubling down on being a hub for biking and walking trails. The city is expanding its system of paths to connect more parts of town.

Bad driving in Utah. Why does it happen–or, does it just appear that drivers go rogue behind the wheel? Those are questions KUER listeners wanted answered. So, we rode along with the Utah Highway Patrol to get some answers.

The deadline for the latest round of funding is Jan. 9. Local transportation directors say electric buses work well, but not perfectly.

“You do have a legal and ethical duty to stop,” said Jason Mettmann of the Utah Department of Public Safety.

UDOT is working to make the road safer, but they need drivers to accept responsibility.

The Northern Corridor Highway alternative route chosen by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would avoid building a new road through prime Mojave Desert tortoise habitat.

Less than 1% of hands-on construction workers in Colorado are women. One group wants to encourage young girls about the variety of jobs in the industry through an interactive field day.

Zone 6 is a popular recreation spot and desert tortoise habitat that was protected as part of the deal to build a highway near St. George. Local leaders and the state now say if the highway doesn’t happen, the land is open for business.

Utah is using hefty fines to crack down on drivers who illegally pass school buses and endanger children.

The city says paid parking will increase turnover and help businesses. The owner of Serendipity, however, sees it as a threat and has decided to close her shop’s physical location.

The vehicle-to-everything concept has been in the works for years, but just last August U.S. officials released a national blueprint. Utah, one of the industry leaders, started by putting radios on buses that could talk directly with traffic signals to request an extra few seconds of green.