patagoniaさんのインスタグラム写真 - (patagoniaInstagram)「SAVE LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON: This past summer, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced its preferred solution to reducing traffic congestion in Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon: the world’s longest, most expensive gondola. Spanning 8 miles, with 20 towers and 2 angle stations as tall as 262 feet, it would only stop at 2 private ski areas—Snowbird Ski Resort and Alta Ski Area—but would be paid for entirely by Utah taxpayers at an estimated cost of $1.4 billion. The estimated price per ride ranges wildly, from $17 to $200 according to a local news report. Though it would pass through 3 Inventoried Roadless Areas—a designation meant to protect undisturbed areas from road construction and timber harvesting—UDOT claims the gondola is exempt from the Roadless Rule because it’s not technically a road, allowing them to push construction forward. The gondola is intended to solve traffic congestion; instead, it could make it worse for all but the select resort users who can afford a ticket: It will put more people in the canyon without improving transit and without studying how many daily visitors the canyon can handle. It won’t stop at non-resort backcountry trailheads, leaving non-resort users to deal with traffic. It won’t operate during active avalanche mitigation. It will permanently disrupt trailheads, recreation areas and bouldering areas, marring prized views and causing constant noise. Construction will cause delays and highway closures for at least 5-10 years. Construction debris will jeopardize a critical watershed supplying most of the Salt Lake Valley’s drinking water. These are just a few of the many reasons that most Utahans and nearby local governments oppose the project. And you can help. We have until April 18th to tell UDOT a gondola has no place in our canyon and should not be exempt from the Roadless Rule. UDOT should focus its efforts on solutions that benefit all users without causing irreparable damage. LINK IN BIO Visit @saveourcanyons to learn more about the gondola and the 2001 Roadless Rule.」4月14日 3時21分