Transit systems nationally — including UTA — beg Congress for emergency pandemic aid

The nation’s major transit systems — including the Utah Transit Authority — rallied together Wednesday to plead for Congress to pass more emergency pandemic aid, saying they need it to avoid deep service cuts that they argue would be catastrophic to economic recovery.The UTA, however, seemed to be less needy than most in that national online rally.It reported less-drastic current or planned service cuts — and has avoided layoffs that others said are common. And while most