Park City residents near Quinn's Junction could get new bus service this winter under three proposals headed to the city council Thursday, Oct. 1.

City Manager Adam Lenhard will present the options at a 4:30 p.m. work session at City Hall, as first reported by KPCW. Employment growth and new housing at Studio Crossing in Round Valley are driving the push. "It makes sense to try to expand service to that area," Lenhard told KPCW.

The most expensive option is a full-day route called the 10-Pink. Buses would run every 30 minutes from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., starting at Fresh Market on state Route 224 and stopping at Park City Hospital and Studio Crossing. Cost: more than $1,900 per day.

A midday-only version of the Pink route would run from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. at about $1,000 per day. That schedule would fill a gap left by High Valley Transit's 102 and 106 commuter routes, which serve the hospital during morning and evening hours. Studio Crossing, however, would have no bus access during peak commute times under this option.

The third option carries no new cost. It would merge the existing Pink and Silver routes into one line running midday from the Old Town Transit Center to Richardson Flat about every 40 minutes. The Silver route would still serve resort bases during peak hours.

All three options could eventually add a stop at the National Ability Center near Round Valley, Lenhard told KPCW. The road to the center is not public and cannot currently be used for transit.

The expansion builds on data the city began tracking in April. Park City's first quarterly transit performance report, released in August, showed buses running on time nearly 90% of the time. "As we assess those numbers as they're coming in, that's going to give us great direction on how and where we can improve," Lenhard said during an Aug. 20 appearance on KPCW.

The council's work session begins at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Park City Hall. No vote is scheduled; the discussion will guide staff on which option to develop further.