SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Lower gasoline prices last year meant fewer people took Utah Transit Authority buses and trains, leading to smaller bonuses for UTA administrators.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/2nZFzoh ) that UTA ridership dropped 2.16 percent with 45.57 million boardings in 2016. The dip means the authority received about 5.5 percent less fares than budgeted for the year, collecting $50.5 million instead of an expected $53.3 million.
The news comes as the UTA board calculates bonuses for the year. Board members allocated bonuses based on achievements throughout the year. Executives determined the agency met 77.7 of its goals, so it will pay out 77.7 percent of available bonus money. The average bonus will be about $1,224.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, https://www.sltrib.com
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