Mike Christensen: Bringing the Benefits of Passenger Rail to Utah

Mike Christensen is the executive director of the Utah Rail Passenger Association, where he works to educate the public and policy makers about the value of investing in passenger rail. He also serves on Salt Lake City’s planning commission, as well as the boards of the Utah chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism, the Utah Transit Riders Union and the national Rail Passengers Association.

Christensen joins Tiffany Owens Reed on this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution to discuss the benefits of passenger rail, including how it can lead to more productive land use, as well as his work advocating for better public transit outside of metropolitan areas.

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

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  • Temple Square

  • Red Iguana

  • Park Cafe

• Mike Christensen (Twitter/X)

• Utah Rail Passenger Association (website)

• Amtrak Long Distance Study

• Tiffany Owens Reed (Instagram)

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