Caroline Rodriguez is the Executive Director of High Valley Transit, the Wasatch Back’s first regional public transit district. Established in January 2021 by Summit County, HVT was created to provide equitable transit solutions across the region.

Under Caroline’s leadership, the agency built a comprehensive system from the ground up, completely fare-free: local, express, and regional fixed-route; on-demand Microtransit (“Micro”) vans; and ADA-accessible Valley Ride paratransit. High Valley Transit’s signature Micro service—custom-branded, app-based vans that dynamically match riders—is now an essential mobility offering in Summit and Wasatch counties. By January 2025, HVT had delivered approximately 3.3 million fixed-route rides and 1.0 million Micro rides, supported by more than 146,000 app subscribers.

High Valley Transit is also moving forward on its transformative SR-224 Bus Rapid Transit project—a dedicated-lane system designed to serve 5,000 riders per day with fast, reliable, low-emission buses between Kimball Junction and Park City. Construction is slated to begin in 2025, with service planned by fall 2028.

Caroline has overseen strategic infrastructure growth, including the 2025 opening of HVT’s new $46 million headquarters and maintenance campus—featuring a 31,000 ft² garage, 17,000 ft² shop, and 18,000 ft² administrative building with onsite employee housing and EV charging—for improved long-term operations.

Prior to her tenure at High Valley Transit, Caroline was Summit County’s first Director of Regional Transportation Planning—where she launched Summit Bike Share (the nation’s first fully electric bike-share system), defined the County’s transportation goals, and secured and managed more than $80 million in discretionary grants. She began her career as a transit planner and project manager for a national consulting firm, working with DOTs across Florida, Tennessee, and Mississippi, and co-authored major research on coordinated human-services transportation.

Caroline holds a BA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MCP from Boston University. She resides in Francis, Utah with her husband and three daughters.