Those dependents would normally be considered members of the general public, and members of the general public pay $2,376 per year for access to similar UTA services. The UVU and BYU contracts provide passes not only to students and employees, but also to the dependents of all students and employees. Taylor also felt the contracts were in violation of UTA rules, which say UTA can discount prices for students and employees of educational institutions. Less than a month later, the late Brent Taylor - then a UTA Board member and mayor of North Ogden - told The Salt Lake Tribune that he felt the contracts with UVU and BYU charged far too little per annual pass.Īccording to documents obtained by The Daily Utah Chronicle, BYU pays $18.18 per annual pass and UVU pays $22.22. In December 2017, Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University announced new 10-year contracts for public transportation passes with UTA. U officials are worried the school may be paying more than its fair share in its contract with the agency, though, compared to other institutions. The school uses a portion of these fees to pay for annual Utah Transit Authority passes for each of its students and employees.
No time to read? Check out this story’s episode of the Floodlights podcast.Īfter paying more than $100 annually in mandatory transportation fees, thousands of University of Utah students use their UCards to board TRAX and buses on a daily basis.
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