🌱 UTA Launches "On Demand" Service + Tiny Homes For The Homeless

Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 63 Low: 43.

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Here are the top stories in Salt Lake City today:

1. UTA is launching an "on demand" microtransit service next month that will match multiple riders headed in a similar direction to a single vehicle. Originally launched in Southern Salt Lake County two years ago, UTA On Demand connects bus and rail services and provides first and last-mile transportation solutions. (fox13now.com)
2. Plans for The Other Side Village, a Salt Lake City tiny home community for individuals experiencing homelessness, made progress Wednesday evening after nearly an hour of public testimony. The plan brought forward by The Other Side Academy, a nonprofit, is to build enough tiny homes to shelter about 430 people on the land currently owned by the city.(Salt Lake Tribune)
3. Jurassic Quest, said to be the largest and most realistic dinosaur exhibit in North America, will be coming to Salt Lake City for the Halloween weekend. The exhibit will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center from Oct. 29 to 31, 2021. (KJZZ)

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