Hydrofoils for Lake Taho, BRT in Salt Lake, and Santa in Phoenix

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Get ready for a flying electric ferry on Lake Tahoe.

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Utah Transit Authority is getting a new BRT, and Valley Metro delivers

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holiday spirit on its light rail.

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Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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It can be a two hour slog to drive by car around California and Nevada's

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Lake Tahoe, but a proposed flying electric ferry, the first of its kind

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in the U.S., could take 30 passengers across the lake in under 30 minutes.

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The ferry will use hydrofoil technology to lift the hull above the waves,

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and the vision is to implement the service at the end of 2025.

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Utah Transit Authority has been awarded $63 million for a new bus rapid transit

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line in Salt Lake County, thanks to the Federal Transit Administration.

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The 7 mile, 15 station line will connect to commuter rail and light rail service.

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And for its eighth year, Valley Metro in Phoenix delivered its popular Mesa Santa

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Express train ride, transporting kiddos on a special light rail car while singing

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carols, eating cookies, and meeting Santa.

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This Transit Unplugged News Minute is being brought to you by Modaxo.

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I'm Julie Gates.