Last year, Salt Lake City, in partnership with the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) started the Hive Pass, a reduced fare pass for residents of Salt Lake City. Hive Pass 1.0 offered Salt Lake City residents with unlimited rides on buses, TRAX, streetcar, and FrontRunner for a cost of $30 per month. The caveat being that residents would have to commit to buy the Hive passes for 12 months. The retail price of a monthly unlimited ride pass on these modes is $189 per month, so residents were saving $159 per month. When the Hive Pass was introduced, the city hoped that 6,000 residents would purchase the pass in its inaugural year. They ended up selling about 3,000.

After the first year pilot of the program, Salt Lake City is back with Hive Pass 2.0. The new Hive pass will let residents ride on buses, TRAX and streetcar lines. FrontRunner was excluded as the city found that most residents who bought Hive passes did not use FrontRunner. This new pass will cost $42 a month (a 50% reduction), but there is not a yearlong commitment. Residents can pay month to month and cancel their Hive Pass at any time. The city has capped the number of available Hive Passes at 3,000 this year on a first come first served basis.

The Hive Pass is a great opportunity for Fairpark residents. With the new Airport TRAX line, many of us are within a few blocks of a TRAX station. Fairpark residents will hopefully take advantage of this opportunity. Hive passes can be purchased now at the City and County Building. For more information please go to www.ridewithhive.com.