- MAX (UTA)
Infobox Bus transit
name = MAX
logo_size =
image_size = 270px
image_caption = The MAX shelter at the Millcreek TRAX station.
company_slogan = Your Fast Connection to TRAXcite web |url=http://rideuta.com/projects/BRT/default.aspx |title=35th S. Bus Rapid Transit |accessdate=2008-06-07 |publisher=Utah Transit Authority ]
parent =Utah Transit Authority
founded =July 14 ,2008
locale =Salt Lake County, Utah
routes = 1
stops = 14cite map |title=3500 S. BRT Map |url=http://rideuta.com/files/BRTmap.pdf |publisher=Utah Transit Authority |accessdate=2008-06-07 ]
hubs = 1
fleet = 10Van Hool low-floor buses
ridership =
fuel_type =
operator =Utah Transit Authority
website = [http://rideuta.com/projects/BRT/default.aspx RideUTA.com]MAX is the name of a
bus rapid transit (BRT) line operated byUtah Transit Authority (UTA) that opened onJuly 14 ,2008 . The line connects Magna Township and West Valley City with UTA'sTRAX light rail system in South Salt Lake, traveling on 3500 and 3300 South. It is the first of several BRT lines that UTA is planning in theSalt Lake Valley .cite web |url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3752722 |title=UTA set to unveil speedy MAX bus route |accessdate=2008-07-13 |authorSalt Lake Tribune = |date=2008-07-13|publisher=KSL.com]Costs for the project totaled $17 million; a light rail extension along the same route would have cost $100 million. Each of the 14 stations along the MAX route were designed by
University of Utah architecture studentscite press release |title= Say Hello To MAX, Utah's First Bus Rapid Transit Line |publisher=Utah Transit Authority |date=2008-07-11 |url=http://www.rideuta.com/mediaRoom/pressReleases.aspx?pressReleaseID=800 |format=HTML |accessdate=2008-07-13] .References
External links
* [http://rideuta.com/projects/BRT/default.aspx Official website]
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