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As Utah’s population booms more stress is being put on transportation. Utah is currently ranked as fourth in the country for their growing population. (World Population Review, 2018) In 2018 the estimated population of Utah stands at 3.16 million people which is up significantly from the 2010 Census-confirmed population of 2.76 million. In 2016 Utah has the largest average household size of 3.19 persons whereas the national average was 2.65 persons. Utah is mainly an urban population with three-quarters of the state’s population residing along the Wasatch Front. (Gardner, 2018) Utah has a public transportation system which consists of bus routes, commuter rail lines known as TRAX, and a light rail that runs North to South known as the Front Runner. Even though Utah has a diverse public transportation system many people are asking what it would take to support the transportation needs of this growing population. Transportation in Utah is an issue partly due to the lack of viable options for every demographic. A potential solution to this issue would be to increase the modes of public transportation such as adding more TRAX lines heading in different directions, adding more bus routes, and having the hours the hours of operation for all systems be extended.