Sandy Civic Center (UTA station)

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Sandy Civic Center
TRAX light rail station

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Sandy Civic Center Station, nearby bus connections and transit-oriented development
Location 115 East Sego Lily Drive
Sandy, Utah
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Coordinates 40°34′15″N111°53′05″W / 40.57090°N 111.88462°W / 40.57090; -111.88462 Coordinates: 40°34′15″N111°53′05″W / 40.57090°N 111.88462°W / 40.57090; -111.88462
Owned by UTA
Line(s)
   Blue Line
Platforms 1 island platform and 1 side platform (southbound trains only)
Tracks 2
Bus routes 201, 218, F514, F546
Bus stands 4
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking Limited surface parking
Bicycle facilities 9 paid lockers, [1] bicycle stands
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened December 4, 1999 [2]
Services
Preceding station  Utah Transit Authority  Following station
Blue Line
 Former services 
Sandy/University Line Terminus

Sandy Civic Center is a light rail station in Sandy, Utah, United States serviced by the Blue Line of Utah Transit Authority's TRAX light rail system. The Blue Line provides service from Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper. Prior to the opening of the Draper extension in 2013, this station was the southernmost on the Blue Line. The station opened on December 4, 1999 as part of the first operating segment of the TRAX system on the Sandy/University Line. [2]

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Sandy, Utah City in Utah, United States

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Description

The station is located at 115 East Sego Lily Drive (10000 South) and is easily accessed from State Street (US-89) by heading east on Sego Lily Drive or from 700 East (SR-71) by heading west on Sego Lily Drive. The station is just southeast of Jordan High School on a hill overlooking Sandy's downtown area and major destinations such as the Shops at South Town to the west.

State Street is a wide 17.3-mile-long (27.8 km) street in Salt Lake County, Utah leading almost straight south from the steps of the Utah State Capitol Building, through Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, western Millcreek Township, Murray, eastern Midvale, Sandy, and northwestern Draper. Because it follows the most direct route from downtown Salt Lake City to the Point of the Mountain pass to Utah County, it was the undisputed main road south from Salt Lake City until Interstate 15 (I-15) was built to the west. It retains the U.S. Highway 89 (US-89) designation for all but the northernmost seven blocks despite I-15's proximity. Due to its history as a route for long-distance travel, travel within the Wasatch Front region, and travel between the cities along the east side of the Jordan River, it has attracted a wide variety of retail and service businesses along its entire length, creating a nearly continuous commercial axis for the Salt Lake Valley.

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Utah State Route 71 highway in Utah

State Route 71 (SR-71) is a state highway completely within the Salt Lake City metropolitan area in the northern portion of the US state of Utah. It runs from SR-154 in the southwest side of the city to SR-186 in Downtown Salt Lake City. The route spans 22.47 miles (36.16 km) as it runs along portions of 12600 South, 12300 South, 900 East, and 700 East streets.

The station has a free Park and Ride lot; previously, it had nearly 1,200 free parking spaces available, though surface parking is being removed [3] and developed into apartments, offices, and retail. [4] The park-and-ride will soon relocate to a new parking garage serving Sandy's East Village developments.

All of UTA's TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, streetcars and streetcar stops, and all fixed route buses are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities. [5] In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, "smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations". [6]

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 American law

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal. In addition, unlike the Civil Rights Act, the ADA also requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations.

The East Village

The station is home to Sandy's first transit-oriented development known as the East Village, a 32-acre (130,000 m2) project part of Sandy City's revitalization plan. The East Village is under construction as of March 2017, with three multi-family residential buildings complete and one under construction; one office building complete and others under development; and retail space under planning for a late 2017 groundbreaking. When complete, the development will contain about 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of commercial development including offices and small-format retail, 1,122 apartment units, and 1,450,000 square feet (135,000 m2) of development in total. [7] [8]

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Bus connections

Bus routes are current as of Change Day on December 18, 2016.

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References

  1. ↑ "UTA Rideshare - Programs > Bicycle". Utah Transit Authority. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Van Eyck, Zack (August 26, 1999). "All aboard! TRAX trains will roll in December". Deseret News . Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media . Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Parking Changes at Sandy Civic Center TRAX Station". www.rideuta.com. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The East Village". Hamilton Partners. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Fixed Route Accessibility". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority . Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Rider Rules". rideuta.com. Utah Transit Authority . Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  7. ↑ Lee, Jasen (March 23, 2016). "Phase one of Sandy transit-oriented development project nears completion". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ "The East Village". Hamilton Partners. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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