SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—The Utah Transit Authority Board of Directors'
decision to allow private groups to make TRAX service available after-hours
or on Sundays has prompted The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
to ask for TRAX service for the Sunday sessions of its 170th
Annual General Conference on April 2nd. The request is intended
to relieve downtown traffic congestion.
Anyone using TRAX on Sunday, April 2, will pay regular fare, and the
Church will make up any deficit, should there be one, to fully cover Utah
Transit Authority (UTA) operating costs. UTA passes will be honored.
On Sunday, April 2, TRAX will make its regularly scheduled stops. TRAX
trains will leave the Sandy Civic Center stop at 10000 South at 7:45 A.M.
every 15 minutes until 6:30 P.M. From 6:30 P.M.
to 10:30 P.M., TRAX trains will depart every 30
minutes. Those using TRAX park-and-ride lots are encouraged to carpool
to maximize parking availability. UTA buses will not be operating.
Bishop H. David Burton, the Presiding Bishop of the Church, says: "The
issue of public transportation to access places of worship is not contrary
to Church teachings to honor the Sabbath. Providers of other public services,
such as police, medical professionals, and emergency response personnel,
are also called on whenever people meet in large numbers. -- Source: LDS.Org Press Release
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