UTA’s ‘Free Fare February’ reduced air pollution, boosted public transit ridership

‘About 68 tons of pollution was kept out of the air,’ according to UTA Board Trustee Jeff Acerson.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) People wear masks as they wait for Trax train on Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.

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Kim BojórquezStatewatch Reporter

Kim Bojórquez is a statewatch reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, who covers immigration, LGBTQ policy and taxes. She previously worked for the Deseret News and at The Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Bureau through Report for America. A Los Angeles native, Kim has a B.A. from Utah Valley University, specializing in journalism and Latin American studies.