Elevated Transit was a regional

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bus company in

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. The company stopped offering regular bus service on June 1, 2017. It formerly connected the central, eastern, and southeastern areas of the state (

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, Emery, Juab,

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, Sanpete, and

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, specifically Provo and

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. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wasatch Transportation and is an official Greyhound Connect company.

Description

Elevated Transit provided daily routes in both directions throughout its service area, plus some additional roundtrip runs Thursday through Monday. Its headquarters were at 42 North 100 East, Suite 1 in American Fork. Its

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, Wasatch Transportation, had (as of 2016) been in operating in Utah for nearly 30 years, but specialized in

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and

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transportation. Elevated Transit's slogan was ''Travel the HIGH way.'' Seating was is first-come, first-served and smoking was prohibited on Elevated Transit vehicles. The bus line was created to provide bus service to the central, eastern, and southeastern areas of the state that previously lacked

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ation. It began operating with substantial financial support from the

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(UDOT) and

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. Between UDOT and Greyhound, Elevated Transit received $864,000 per year for its first five years of operation. According to

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Steven Fuller, it was hoped that the initial funding will allow the company to grow "to the point that public funds are no longer needed and it will self-sustain." The service was intended to connect with existing Greyhound service, as well as other transit systems along the routes. In 2017, Utah’s Department of Transport withdrew funding therefore effectively ending those services relying on public subsidy.

Former Fleet

Elevated Transit Thomas HDX bus interior

Elevated Transit's fleet included two models of 35-passenger buses (Glaval Synergy and

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HDX) with three of each model. The Glaval Synergy had compartments with the capacity to hold a limited number of bicycles. However, in anticipation of multiple passengers desiring to transport bicycles to the Moab area, the buses had the ability to tow a bicycle trailer.The Thomas HDX model were most often used for

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es, but occasionally modified (as for Elevated Transit) for commercial transport. Both buses had

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, available

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, lavatories, wheelchair access, additional space for

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and

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History

Decades ago, Greyhound provide more extensive bus service in rural Utah than it does today, but most of these routes were abandoned years ago For quite a few years replacement service has been sought and a similar proposed bus service was close to realization in 2012. This service was to be provided by the Salt Lake Express, however, the proposal fell through when Salt Lake Express's buses couldn't meet the required

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(ADA) standards. The contract was opened again for bidding, with the proposal from Wasatch Transportation being accepted. About a year later the new subsidiary company (Elevated Transit) received its transportation license on 3 October 2013. After several false starts, Elevated Transit began operating on 13 August 2014. Original plans were to commence operations in late April, then mid June, but buses did not begin running until August. The later-than-planned start was due, in part, to delays in the delivery of it vehicles. For the first three days of operation 13–15 August), passengers were allowed to ride fare free to encourage familiarity with the service as well as identify any possible problems with the service ("

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"). In 2015, Elevated Transit was awarded the Best Brand Design by the

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. The company's logo and brand design were developed with help from Cocoa Productions ( Midway, Utah).

Routes

As of June 1, 2017, Elevated Transit has discontinued its former routed between Salt Lake City and Blanding as well as Richfield and no scheduled service remains. This is a result of the discontinued UDOT funding.

Blanding - Salt Lake City

* Blanding - San Juan Campus of

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(USUE) on West 100 South * Blanding -

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on North Grayson Parkway ( US-191) *

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- Shell station on North Main Street (US-191) * Monticello - West 200 North (near

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) *

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on South Main Street (US-191) * Moab - Lions Park Transit Hub at junction of US-191 and SR-128 *

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on East Main Street ( SR-19) *

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- USUE on East 400 North, ''stops only on the northbound run'' and stops twice * Price -

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on East Main Street ( SR-55)--includes a 39-minute

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on the northbound run and a 30-minute layover on the southbound run * Spanish Fork - Chevron station on North Chappel Drive, just off

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* Provo - Intermodal Center (''

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'' station) on South University Avenue ( US-189) * Provo - Greyhound stop/

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on West Center Street ( SR-114) *

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on Terminal Drive--''on the northbound run only'' it includes a 10-minute layover * Salt Lake City - Greyhound station at the Intermodal Hub (

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''/ TRAX station) on South 600 West

Richfield - Salt Lake City

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* Richfield - Miller's Travel Center on West 1250 South, just off

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(Exit 37) * Salina - Holly's Pantry/ Conoco station on South State Street (

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) * Centerfield - Chevron station on North Main Street (

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) * Gunnison - Central Utah Correctional Facility (State Prison) on East 300 North (US-89) * Manti - Chevron station on North Main Street (US-89) * Manti - North 200 East (near

) *

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on North 100 East * Ephraim -

on North Main Street (US-89) * Fairview - Chevron station on North State Street (US-89) * Mount Pleasant -

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on East Main Street, just off US-89 * Moroni - Conoco station on West Main Street ( SR-116) * Nephi -

on East 100 North ( SR-132)--includes a 15-minute

on both the northbound and southbound runs * Provo - Intermodal Center (''

'' station) on South University Avenue ( US-189) * Provo - Greyhound stop/gas station on West Center Street ( SR-114) *

- Greyhound Station at the Intermodal Hub (

/''

''/ TRAX station) on South 600 West In addition to these daily runs, Elevated Transit provided additional roundtrips on the Richfield - Salt Lake City route. These additional roundtrips made most of the same stops along the route and run each Thursday thru Monday. They started in the mid afternoon in Richfield with a 30-minute

in Salt Lake City in the early evening before returning to Richfield. There was also a 10-minute layover in Gunnison on the northbound leg only and no layover in Nephi for either direction. These roundtrips did not stop in either direction at the following:

, Fairview, and Mount Pleasant. One of the intended purposes for this additional trip was to facilitate access from the Wasatch Front to the Central Utah Correctional Facility (CUCF). Prison visitors could ride down to Gunnison in the morning and then return the same evening. Elevated Transit Thomas HDX bus at Provo Intermodal Center

Elevated Transit Thomas HDX bus at Provo Intermodal Center

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