Salt Lake City (also "in the West") already has ~45 miles of light rail track [1], 88 miles of commuter rail track [2], ~3 streetcar track miles [3], and 69 transit stations. It was named as one of the top transit systems in north america for 2014 [4].

This was approved in 2008 by voters in Salt Lake County [5]. Already under works are plans to expand the commuter rail beyond Ogden to Provo (from 88 to 135 miles) and expand the streetcar concept. Additional lines are also currently being studied [6].

Of course, when Fastracks is done, it may have more "track miles" but that will be mostly due to the airport being so, so far away from the city center (~23 driving miles from Denver to DEN compared to ~6 from Salt Lake to SLC).

I'm excited for Fastracks. Can't wait to never have to fill my rental car out at that single, lonely Conoco gas station by DEN again.

1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAX_(light_rail)

2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FrontRunner

3 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_Line_(UTA)

4 - http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865605797/UTA-named-one-o...

5 - http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=Projects-Frontlines2015

6 - http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=UTAProjects