Why can't they start saving fuel by turning off their buses at the end-of-line stops. Greyhound seems to be okay turning off their buses. Meanwhile, UTA vehicles idle away, billowing toxic diesel exhaust towards waiting passengers. I imagine it burns more than 25 cents worth of fuel just sitting there.

How fair is any fee when the bulk of expenses don't come from people that use the service. Either advertisers or taxpayers pay the bulk of the fee not the riders.

Index fares to the price of gas.

Keep the fares where they are -- or better, reduce the fares. The greater the bargain, the more people will be willing to take public transit. The buses and trains run all the time anyway, regardless of whether they carry one or 30 passengers. Increasing ridership by keeping the fares reasonable is not only a more efficient use of the fuel that is already being expended, but will increase revenue.

Some of us don't qualify for aid, or choose not to apply, but the bus is still our only means of transportation. In my case, the July surcharge brings my bus costs to $4/mile -- I may need the bus for only half a mile, but the climb from the valley floor up to LDS Hospital is too steep for someone like me. I walk down, but need the bus up.

$4 per mile -- is that fair?

Title should read "Keep UTA administrative pay fair", not "Keep Transit fares fair". If it will ultimately cost more to ride a bus AND take longer in alot of cases, ridership will go down. THEN WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME FROM?

Anonymous doesn't like it that riders don't pay 100% of the expense of UTA.

I don't like it that Anonymous doesn't pay 100% of his own expenses. He has enjoyed subsidies for education, roads, milk, clean water, and fire protection. His employer pays half his FICA, and probably contributes to his insurance payment -- and his insurer negotiates bargain rates for Anony's medical care, leaving the unpaid balance to be picked up by the uninsured who have to pay more than top dollar for whatever care they can scrape up.

But oh, yes, by all means, let's call for the poor and humble -- the only ones who regularly use mass transit -- to pick up the full cost of the system, including Inglish's bloated salary, so that Anony can continue to live off others' contributions to his comfort and security.

What UTA doing to Help Encourage Motorist to ride the Bus, to leave their Vehicle at Home to Help the Environment. UTA only has Service Down Town Salt Lake City and in the Avenues, the rest of Salt Lake County tne Bus System has been Destroy. Our Transit
System is Less then Half as EFFICIENT. The Fuel Surcharge is more DESTRUCTION of the BUS SYSTEM, because every time UTA Raises FARES and SERVICE CUTS
that Reduces Ridership. UTA is a PUBLIC SERVICE.

Low income bus riders pay several times more than the privileged people who get an "eco pass" from their employer. If you want to make prices fair for everyone then get rid of these special deals for middle class riders. Why should Salt Lake City employees ride for less than $10 per month when low income people with disabilities are being charged such high prices that they cannot afford to ride at all?