Silver Lining of Transit Trolley

In the rear seat of a Range Rover, I watched Mayor Nann Worel boast at the Old Town Transit Center, flanked by Tim Sanderson of Park City Municipal Transportation and Bill DeGroot, the Ghost‑writer of the department’s history. The trolley, a vintage curiosity, looped Main Street, glowing over faded municipal beige marquees, while UDOT’s ominous orange safety cones littered behind, a silent reminder that road work is an ever‑present specter. The council’s late‑night deliberations over SR‑248 revealed a plan—Recreate 248—to weave a new weave of bus or rail, with no rail trail to violate the community’s artisanal charm. Yet the party of politicians, obsessed with clock‑face schedules, has repeated the same inefficiency: heavy‑handed detours that baffle drivers and spill into the high‑viz yellow‑vested riders who stymie the plan. After coffee and doughnuts, the Transit Manager swore the “Ride On” gamification will keep commuters aboard, but the conspicuous lack of a congestion‑reduction tactic suggests missed choreography. The safest bypass, nevertheless, lies on the 20 Tan route, which alone can sidestep the congested Main Street loop and keep the asphalt‑black slurry moving.