Action alert: public attendance needed on inclusion of the gondola in long term regional transit planning
On January 26th, the Wasatch Front Regional Council voted to include UDOT’s gondola proposal in the 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The public has the opportunity to comment on this decision before February 26th, 2023.
Traffic mitigation strategies such as regional electric buses, micro transit shuttle services, transit hubs, enforcing traction law, car pooling, reservation systems, and tolling that also address the needs of dispersed recreation are solutions that do not require permanent landscape changes. We applaud the Council for supporting these efforts.
Send in your comment today and request that the Council remove the gondola proposal from the RTP. Share your concerns on how the gondola would affect your access and climbing experience in LCC.
Check out the list of Council members and how they voted regarding the gondola here and consider reaching out to your Mayor to educate them more on the impacts of the gondola.
Hundreds show up to the Wasatch Front Regional Council meeting on Thursday, January 26th to speak up and help save Little Cottonwood Canyon from the gondola. “This is the only time and this is the only place I’m ever going to get to vote on a gondola,” the Salt Lake City mayor said. “... I know that you have to approve a regional transportation plan. I know there’s a lot of good stuff in it. But I can’t vote yes on that. I can’t, because this gondola shouldn’t happen.” Click the link below to read the full article.
Public comments express how a gondola would be a mistake; one that would be irreversible for Utah’s environment.
Residents continue to protest Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola. Watch the video below.