UTA’s Community Advisory Committee (CAC) provides community perspectives to guide UTA’s long-term strategic priorities and short-term customer experience decisions. The committee fosters direct connection and collaboration between UTA and the public to improve how public transit systems are informed by and work for communities. The three areas of focus established by the CAC include engagement, policy, and design.
The UTA CAC has been in place since 2018 under the Community Engagement department. The committee is a standing, non-governing, and non-decision-making advisory committee of no more than 13 members. CAC members represent the diversity of UTA’s transit district and have a connection to public transit and include representation from different sectors. The CAC provides the public and stakeholders the opportunity to influence transit services, projects, and community building.
Since 2018, the committee has been influential in customer experience planning, including improvements to the new wayfinding and signage packages at UTA and bus stops. The committee was instrumental in updating the charter in 2020 to reflect renewed goals of the committee, including advancing UTA’s community engagement work.
Meetings
The CAC meets quarterly throughout the months of March, June, September, and December. Meetings are approximately one to two hours. All CAC meetings are open to the public and CAC members welcome public attendance.
Quarter 2 June in-person meeting on Friday, June 21 from 12:00PM-2:30PM at UTA Headquarters (669 South 200 West, Bldg. #2, Salt Lake City).
Quarter 3 September virtual meeting on Friday, September 20 from 11:00AM-12:30PM via Zoom.
For more information and to register for the meeting, click here.
If you have any questions or are interested in getting involved with the CAC, please contact us at community@ridetuta.com
Member Name |
Representing Organization/Community |
Geographic Representation |
Member Since |
Chad Larsen |
University of Utah Transportation |
Salt Lake County |
2021 |
Claudia Loayza |
Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs |
State of Utah |
2021 |
Logan Millsap |
Bike Walk Provo |
Utah County |
2022 |
Philip Sauvageau |
Community At Large |
Davis County |
2022 |
Curtis Haring |
Utah Transit Rider's Union |
Salt Lake County |
2024 |
Monica Gurule |
Eccles Boys & Girls Club |
Salt Lake County |
2024 |
Nate Currey |
Wasatch Front Regional Council |
Salt Lake County |
2024 |
Steven Richardson |
Wasatch Choice Community Advisory Committee |
Davis & Weber County |
2024 |
Paul McGregor |
Community Member |
Salt Lake County |
2024 |
Justin Kani |
Community Member |
Salt Lake & Weber County |
2024 |
Tyler Clark |
University of Utah Black Cultural Center |
Salt Lake County |
2024 |
Samantha Aramburu |
Millcreek Arts Council and Salt Lake Chapter of the League of Women Voters |
Salt Lake County |
2024 |
Sidni L. Shorter |
Utah Black Chamber of Commerce |
Salt Lake County |
2024 |