Benjamin Wood

Benjamin Wood A panel of state senators hear comment on the potential appointment of Bruce Adams to the Utah Transportation Commission on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Benjamin Wood A UTA "No Trespassing" sign guards a dormant stretch of railroad in the Ballpark Neighborhood where the Trax Red Line would run under a preferred service extension plan.

In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.

Benjamin Wood Riders on the Trax Blue Line arrive in Salt Lake City on June 18, 2024.

Benjamin Wood James Morriss operates a Frontrunner train next to freeway traffic on October 4, 2024.

Minding the Gap

There's a bit of journalistic shorthand my Utah media colleagues use when reporting on the Utah Department of Transportation's expensive plans to widen Interstate 15. In report after report they say that, according to UDOT, adding lanes is necessary to "handle the growth" projected for the Wasatch Front in the coming years.

Hits & Misses

Utah Democrats are on track to break even in the state Legislature—losing one incumbent and flipping an open, previously Republican seat—while holding their ground in Salt Lake County, according to preliminary results from the 2024 election.

Danger Zone