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After months of such studies, UTA used the information to routes, get rid of little-use- d such as those in Alpine or Pro-voeast bench, and move those buses to routes in areas with higher ridership. "There is a lot more frequent service between BYU, UVSC and downtown Provo," he said. "Once we got things turned around, ridership began to , grow. The numbers are very dramatic." UTA spokesman Justin Jones said ridership more than doubled from an average of 7,275 weekday riders in 1999 to more than 16,000 this January. "We did all of this at the same price we were paying," 344-251- Design Director Mark Billiard - court ruled in November that gay couples have the constitutional right to marry. Since then, same-secouples have taken vows in California, New "Theycan do anything , y he said. "We didn't add a single bus or driver or dollar to the system, and that is important. We have become more efficient and effective." . Utah County Commissioner Jerry Grover said he was among those who had been critical of UTA. After hearing the statistics about increasing ridership, he said UTA is moving in a positive directioa "I was critical of them way back when bus ridership was dropping and dropping and they kept asking for more money," he said. "The ridership increase is a move in a positive direction, but I am probably of the opinion that the ideal is to have a transit system where the costs are covered by users." Some level of subsidy is appropriate because the bus should be affordable for residents, he said. Ridership By mail, in USA (m advance) Sun only (UT.ID.WY) $169.00 Sun only (all others) $183.00 Seven days (UT.ID.WY) $251.00 Seven days (all others) $302.00 I.T. Manager cepted ... when they make public statements they are often ; more hostile than they really are personally ." The issue has galvanized Tony Butterfield and his partner, who are raising twins, spurring them to speak out about civil rights they say are threatened by this amendment and similar anti-galegislation. Gay families struggle to achieve parity with heterosexual families when it comes to taxes and health insurance, Butterfield said, which ultimately affects children. Utah residents who believe in strong families should "just ,, look and see that we are fanglies and we need the same rights they have to protect our children and extended families," Butterfield said. Sea Chris Buttars, who carried the bill in the Senate for sponsor LaVar Christensen, said Thursday that the amendment speaks to the "people of Utah who believe that marriage is between a man and a woman" and was prompted by "liberal judges who want to be-- they want except get married. They want to make an alternate , choice, that's fine, make it but you are not a man x ' York, Oregon and New Mexico, while President Bush has called for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning same-se- x marriage. Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, a champion of gay rights, has suggested he would not follow other mayors around the country who have been officeremonies in ciating same-serecent weeks. A phone call seeking comment from Anderson was not immediately returned Thursday. Buttars on Wednesday night denied his vote was motivated by homophobia, but Marquardt and a woman legally married." " Sen. Chris Buttars carried the bill in the Senate for sponsor LaVar Christensen ' t come legislators." Buttars denied that the amendment would strip away civil rights. "They can do anything they want, except get married," he said. "They want to make an alternate choice, that's fine, make it, but you are not a man and a woman legally married." The issue of gay marriage has spread around the country since the Massachusetts high was unmoved. "I think that's a cop-oto say 'I still like you, I just don't want your family to have equal rights,"' she said. "I guess that's better than saying I hate you ... but, in a sense, they're sending that message anyway." ut , $160.00 $36.40 ('Holiday delivery includes delivery the weeks of Easter. Memorial Day, Independence Day. Pioneer Day, Labor Day. Thanksgiving, Chnstmas and New Year's Day.l 344-250- kreepmeyerpulitzer.net Operations Manager Larry Hatch Holidays advance) Daily & Sunday Sun, Thur & Holidays 344-291- kwurzbachheraldextra.com , by 344 2502 kparkinsonheraldextra.com Kirk Parkinson families. "If people realize what they're doing to gay and lesbian families it will be much harder to vote for it," said Marquardt, a mother to five who recently obtained a marriage license in San Francisco with her partner. Marquardt, 51, said she thinks Utah voters are not dise bacriminatory on a sis, but "because there is such a strong cultural rule that gays and lesbians are not to be ac HOME DELIV ERY amanvpulitzer.-ne- g. Friday, March S, 2004 low-inco- Now, 30 years later, the need is increasingly driven by congestion and air pollution concerns, he said. "It is necessary to move to a "But, for example, the express bus to Salt Lake City ought to cover itself because it is mostly business people who are using it," he said. Jones said that each bus trip costs UTA around $3. Regular bus fare is $1.35, and express bus riders are charged $2.70. "If running a transit system were profitable, it wouldn't be a public service," he said. "People would find a way to make money at it." Inglish said he expects that bus ridership will continue to increase because of growing congestion and air pollution problems caused by cars. "Historically, buses disappeared in the '60s and were put back for social reasons because a certain percentage of people were disenfranchised because they could not drive a car," he said. "They were young or disabled or senior citizens and they were left out of the mix." for transit approach rather than a social-base- d approached," Inglish said. "That does mean the social base is being left behind, but as we focus on markets, it gets better for everybody." market-base- d The GPS survey in Utah County was so successful that UTA is now doing the same thing in Weber, Davis and Salt Lake counties, he said. "We now have 1 10 GPS buses and we hope to soon have the whole fleet equipped," he said. "Utah County was the model for this approach. This new analysis allows us to develop our service in a much more finely tuned manner." rider-trackin- g I Caleb Warnock can be 3 reached at or 344-254- . cwarnockheraldextra.com. I contents Copyright 2004, The Daily Herald. 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