"Rail Fail," June 27 Online
It wouldn't be Utah if they didn't ignore the $3 billion road expansion to scrutinize the actually effective transit project that costs $9 million.
COLBY HATTON
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Gotta love how they spend heavily on the roads, when the transit project is a much more affordable option and actually has benefits for the public.
SAWYER HAMILTON
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The S-Line is just a big waste of money and resources. Just close it down.
DARREN BRINGHURST
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Turn the future streetcar line to the south down Highland Drive to the Cottonwood Mall.
TOM ROACH
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The urban campers on the trains is getting a bit out of hand honestly. Makes it a little scary to ride the trains sometimes.
NICHOLAS.LYLE.MUA
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Construction relief for Sugar House merchants. Trains are fine but not at the expense of giving up what is remaining of precious street surface and green space.
MARK GREER
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Afraid to ask—can you screw up Sugar House any more? It's Salt Angeles here.
LINDA WILLIAMS
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Build more trains! There are a million reasons why, just pick one!
MR_SILLYPANTS6
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Of course they [halted extension]. It doesn't help that the S-Line is now an encampment for the unhoused.
ALELEERAMOS
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This in the wake of parking price hikes downtown.
CHEWIETATTOOS
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Editor's Note: On June 26, the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (Utah SPJ) honored Salt Lake City Weekly with five awards at its annual banquet. Those awards include:
—First Place, General Feature: "Walking the Beat," by Benjamin Wood
—Second Place, Health and Science: "Ticking Clock," by Mary Dickson
—Third Place, Personality Profile: "Singing Down the Slopes," by Bianca Dumas
—Third Place, Criminal Justice: "Written in Bone," by Carolyn Campbell
—Second Place, Opinion Column (Division B): "Classroom of Commoddities" by Wes Long
All of the above features can be found online at cityweekly.net.
Correction: The June 26 cover story, "Out of the (Black) Box," did not disclose a personal relationship between the author and a University of Utah student who asked to be identified by a pseudonym out of fear of academic reprisal.
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