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Salt Lake City's Hive Pass on the chopping block as mayor's budget calls for cutting discount transit.

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Passengers wait to board a Frontrunner train at Salt Lake Central on January 3, 2026. Benjamin Wood Transit riders in Salt Lake City could face a doubling—or even quadrupling—of their transportation costs next year after Mayor Erin Mendenhall recommended elimination of the Hive Pass program on Tuesday.

The Hive Pass, available only to city residents in partnership with the Utah Transit Authority, provides unlimited rides on local buses, Trax light rail and the Frontrunner regional train at a subsidized cost of $42 per month.

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