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Board of Trustees |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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Nichol Bourdeaux, Chief Planning & Engagement Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Nichol Bourdeaux, Chief Planning & Engagement Officer |
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Megan Waters, Community Engagement Director |
TITLE:
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Adopt-A-Stop Program Update
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Discussion
RECOMMENDATION:
Informational report for discussion
BACKGROUND:
In 2021, UTA Community Engagement staff started development on an Adopt-A-Stop program for the organization. The model includes working directly with local partners, such as community-based organizations, nonprofits, local businesses, and more, to “adopt” bus stops near their locations. Adoption would include basic maintenance, including snow melt, snow shoveling, litter management, and a direct contact to UTA Facilities and Community Engagement should any issues arise. Another aspect of the program is the addition of artwork to the bus stop shelters (where applicable), creating opportunities for creative placemaking and improved ownership and stewardship of the system. As acknowledgement, we have created a sign installation to recognize the adopter on the bus stop shelter.
DISCUSSION:
The UTA Adopt-A-Stop program has made partnerships with organizations as initial adopters in this program, including the Salt Lake City Library and Alta Community Events. UTA Community Engagement staff have created a plan for expanding our reach and rolling out a wider spread implementation of the Adopt-A-Stop program across the service area. Collaboration with the Service Planning, Facilities, and Customer Experience teams has been critical to this program and these teams will continue to work together to progress these efforts. Qualitative successes have been observed, including at the 900 South 200 West bus stop location, where UTA worked with Spyhop to install artwork on a bus shelter that had frequently been impacted by vandalism; following the installation (prior to construction) there was a marked decline in issues at that location.
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