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Copy and paste everything you’ve written for your Problem-Solutions synthesis Essay

The “Why I’m interested in my topic” section of the project Google Doc

“Where’s my thinking” update on Writing Partners (Feb. 19)

They Say, I Say sentences

Summaries of my sources from my project Google Doc or from Writing Partners

Text of all my annotations

1. The “Why I’m interested in my topic” section of the project Google Doc

(see step 1 of the Week 2 assignment)

I use the Little Cottonwood Canyon road for skiing and hiking throughout the entire year.

2. “Where’s my thinking” update on Writing Partners (Feb. 19)

This article talks about how the Little Cottonwood Canyon has become too crowded and traffic, pollution, and avalanches have become a big problem. The gondola would be a zero emissions way to get up the canyon and would decrease the amount of traffic. It would cost $500 million in Utah tax money. It says the gondola would also be a lot safer than driving a car up the canyon especially when it is snowing or there is bad weather.

3. They Say, I Say sentences

Many people assume that car crashes in Little Cottonwood Canyon are bound to happen to any car. However, according to a car crash data chart of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon roads, almost all of the crashes involved cars without four wheel drive or snow tires.

When it comes to the topic of traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon, most of us will readily agree that it is a problem that should be fixed. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of what the solution should be. While some are convinced that a gondola should be built, others believe that it is too expensive and there are other options that are overall better.

4. Summaries of my sources from my project Google Doc or from Writing Partners

This article talks about how the Little Cottonwood Canyon has become too crowded and traffic, pollution, and avalanches have become a big problem. The gondola would be a zero emissions way to get up the canyon and would decrease the amount of traffic. It would cost $500 million in Utah tax money. It says the gondola would also be a lot safer than driving a car up the canyon especially when it is snowing or there is bad weather.

This article lists the reasons why the gondola would not be good for Little Cottonwood canyon. The author is definitely biased and criticizes UDOT and the people behind building the gondola. Their reasons against the gondola are that Utahn taxpayers would have to pay for the gondola even though only a small percentage of Utahns even will end up using it. They said that the money will end up just going to Alta and Snowbird who will get more customers and become more rich.

UDOT is also planning ideas to help with traffic in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Legislature has already put forward $150 million to Little Cottonwood canyon to help with better buses and tolling people using the road. UDOT has been taken to court to delay the building of the gondola. They said they did not properly account for how the gondola would affect the clean-ness of the water. The article also talked about how the gondola would require a parking garage at the base of the gondola also. This would be another issue to find where to put the garage and it would add more cost to the project.

UDOT chose between 3 different options to help traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon. First was adding a bus lane but that would require widening the road and it would take a lot more work. Second was adding a train system and third was the gondola. The writer proposed another solution. All cars would have to get pre approved before the year that they have 4 wheel drive and can handle the snow and ice and they would get a sticker on their car. At the base of the canyon there would be a station checking if people have that sticker and turning around people who don’t. Cars without 4 wheel drive were the leading factor in car crashes in the canyon which is a big reason for traffic in the canyon.

5. Text of all my annotations

Mar 18

2025 Jack W : This is a map of all of the Big (upper road) and Little (lower road) Cottonwood canyon car crashes between 2010-2021 between November and May.

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Mar 18

2025 Jack W : The blue represents all of the crashes that have happened within an 11 year time span.

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2025 Jack W : Basically all of the crashes are non injury crashes showing that a lot of traffic is caused by minor car incidents, not huge crashes.

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2025 Jack W : This shows there is not a problem with the road being dangerous but during bad whether conditions, heavy traffic, and non 4 wheel drive cars, a lot of small crashes occur.

Mar 13

2025 Jack W : With a bus lane they would have to widen the road which many people have turned down the idea of because of how much work it would require to do.

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Mar 13

2025 Jack W : This seems like a cool idea but I think they would constantly have to deal with snow and ice on the tracks.

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Mar 13

2025 Jack W : How did they decide this?

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Mar 13

2025 Jack W : Most of the big traffic stops are caused by crashes.

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Mar 13

2025 Jack W : The vast majority of cars that crashed were two wheel drive cars or cars with bad snow tires. These are probably mostly tourists visiting Utah with rental cars.

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Mar 13

2025 Jack W : Where would they do this check?

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Mar 13

2025 Jack W : This was the first time I saw police enforcing 4 wheel drive in the canyon. It was only one or two days I saw it but it is better than nothing.

Mar 6

2025 Jack W : UDOT thinks that Big Cottonwood Canyon also has traffic problems like Little Cottonwood Canyon

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Mar 6

2025 Jack W : They are already starting their plan to fix the traffic problem with buses and tolling which opposes the Gondola plan

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Mar 6

2025 Jack W : The initial reason they started planning the gondola was as an environmental impact rather than a traffic problem

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Mar 6

2025 Jack W : The gondola would have to include a big parking garage also

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Mar 6

2025 Jack W : UDOT is being fought in court probably to delay the gondola plan for people who don't want it

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Mar 6

2025 Jack W : Are Alta and Snowbird helping cover the cost of the gondola?

2025 Jack W : Uses "beautiful" to appeal to the readers emotions.

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Mar 6

2025 Jack W : Their three reasons on why we should build the gondola.

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2025 Jack W : They are saying that the gondola is cheaper than the other option which they say is having bus lanes.

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2025 Jack W : Emphasizing how the gondola is environmentally unfriendly.

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2025 Jack W : Emphasizing how it is safer than driving in a car especially during bad weather conditions

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Mar 6

2025 Jack W : Realistically only a small percentage of Utahns will end up using it, not everyone

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Mar 6

2025 Jack W : Does it cost money to ride the gondola?

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Mar 6

2025 Jack W : There are a lot more cabins then I would have thought

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Mar 6

2025 Jack W : It is probably about twice the amount of time as driving in a car up the canyon

Feb 20

2025 Jack W : They are opposed to building the gondola and will list a lit of reasons why they are against it.

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Feb 20

2025 Jack W : This seems like an opinion unless they did a survey to see what Utah citizens want. They want to highlight little cottonwood canyon in a positive way by using "stunning landscape" and "beautiful state".

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Feb 20

2025 Jack W : Here they used evidence to support how a lot of people are against the gondola. They are again trying to appeal to the reader's emotions by saying how the canyon is "essential to both life and quality of life."

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Feb 20

2025 Jack W : This is another argument that says the taxpayer money going towards the canyon will only end up affecting a small percentage of taxpayers.

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Feb 20

2025 Jack W : They are describing UDOT in a negative way by using words like "corrupt".

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Feb 20

2025 Jack W : They are describing the people behind the gondola in a negative way, saying that the idea "sprung from the minds of compliant and careless politicians".

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Feb 20

2025 Jack W : They are asking for donations to help them fight UDOT in court.

DMU Timestamp: March 13, 2025 19:03