Happy Bike Month! In honor of Bike Month, we interviewed Logan and Mike — two avid cyclists and UTA riders!

Logan Tours Provo!

Logan is from Springville, Utah, where he has lived car-free with his wife for the past two years. He uses the 821 bus and his bike to connect him to Provo Central Station, which provides him with access to the entire Wasatch Front. He is the advocacy director of the Hobble Creek Bicycle Association and also volunteers with BikeWalk Provo, a nonprofit organization that advocates for bike-friendly communities in the greater Provo area.



Tell us how you use your bike and UTA. Where do you go? What routes do you ride?

“I use my bike and the bus to connect me to the entire valley. Anywhere I need to go, I can usually get there with my bike and UTA. I’ve used bike and transit to get me all over the Wasatch Front for years now, and it’s quite enjoyable once you’ve mastered the learning curve of putting your bike on the bus rack.”

What do you think holds people back from using their bikes with UTA?

“The main barrier I can think of is that many people think it's difficult to get around on a bike in the weather. The operators are very helpful, and once you have it down, the bike+bus combo is key to car-free living. You can go anywhere you want if you combine the two.”

Any other tips or tricks for using UTA or using a bike with UTA?

“Sometimes people worry about biking in the weather. To them, I say there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.” Logan recommends bringing a light jacket or raincoat in case of bad weather and embracing the fun and beauty of being in nature.

“While everyone else is worried about their cars sliding off the road, you are literally catching snowflakes on your tongue. You can see the blossoms in the springtime and get that fresh rain smell when it's raining. You get to see the rainbows everyone else is missing when you’re driving a car. Those are what I like to call out-of-car experiences, and once you get out of your vehicle, you connect with everything and everyone around you, and feel a lot more alive.”

Anything else?

“Transit is a better way to live. A big symbol of Utah is the beehive, and I feel in a lot of ways transit embodies that idea, everyone working together to create something that works for all of us that we can use together.”</br.

Travel With Mike Along FrontRunner!

Growing up biking on trails in California with his father, Mike has always been fond of the two-wheel lifestyle.

Mike is the executive director of the Utah Rail Passengers Association and a stakeholder on the Central Wasatch Commission. He is passionate about transit solutions, from projects that pertain to expanding Amtrak service to working on getting year-round bus service in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons and Millcreek Canyon.

Mike got rid of his car over six years ago and primarily gets around by walking, biking, and taking transit.



Tell us how you use your bike and UTA. Where do you go? What routes do you ride?

“I live on the west side, riding the 1 and 205 bus routes to get downtown. The other weekend, I rode my bike to Farmington and took the FrontRunner home.”

What do you think holds people back from using their bikes with UTA?

“I’m a stakeholder on the Central Wasatch Commission, and one of the projects we’re working on is getting year-round bus service in our canyons. The question that comes up alongside that is: How many bikes can a bus hold? What if there is no more space on the rack, or what if the bus is full of people? How much bike capacity do we need on buses?”

Mike spoke on his experience taking buses on UTA’s buses: “Usually there’s not too many people taking bikes on buses, but you never know. Also in a recreation context, there’s more bikes up the canyons that might have a totally different dynamic. One of the options, too, is the GREENbikes. I’ve been a member since they first came out. If we had more bike share options, we wouldn’t have to worry about more bike capacity on UTA. However, it’s expensive to expand bike share.”

Any other tips or tricks for using UTA or using a bike with UTA?

“Don’t let the weather scare you. In the winter, I just put on the same gear I would wear if I were going skiing and… use the Transit app!”

Have you ever taken your bike on UTA’s system? We hope you feel inspired to do so after learning about Logan and Mike.

We encourage you to get out on our system for the remainder of Bike Month and enjoy the spring weather!

Check out Cycling Utah and SLC Gov for some Bike Month events.