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Show Page 388—THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Wednesday, January 2, 1980 7————Mountainland Association of Governments-@)—— Utah Valley Area Transportation Study -Annval Report - 1979 Ourlifestyle hinges on mobility. For most ofus thereislittle in our life that does not depend on a transportation system that lets us live further than a walk away from where we work, shop, play, worship or carry on the other activities that fill our lives. Today's transportation system in the Utah basically fulfills were concentrated upon: 1. Continued refinement of the plan to meet the area’s long range needs, Ways to more efficiently use existing transportation facilities. these needs. But transportation needs are constantly changing, especially for a rapidly growing area such as ours. New residential develop- = Valley During 1979, five major topics Identifying which transportation facilities or projects should be started in the coming year. Identifying changes that will be needed in our transportation system to meet National Air Quality Standards by 1982. identifying special transportation needs of the elderly and handicapped and recommending actions to meet those needs. Work in these areas is described in this report. ” Long-Range Element As part of developing the State Implementation Plan for air quality actions we have worked to determine the extent of pollution from transportation equipment and to develop measures that could reduce pollution without‘disrupting present travel patterns. Areas where pollution could be reduced also worked towards energy conservation since they encouraged moreefficient use of transportation facilities and equipment. Items considered practical included various TSM actions such as commuter parking lots, carpool encouragements, etc (800 NORTH -PROVO [NORTHPROVO CENTER STREET-PROVO [AIRPORT ROAD: completed to provide adequate service over the years. Two projects currently: underway are the Orem Center Street eastward 400 WEST -SPRINGVILLE —=} extension to University Avenue in Provo, and the widening and improvement of 900 East Street in Provo - both Long-Range Element identified projects. Other projects recommended in the Long-Range Element are identified on the map. 4900 SOUTH-UTAH COUNTY ——=f Transportation Systems Management Element relatively inexpensive. Examples of TSM actions being considered in this area are traffic signal updates; intersection widenings; railroad crossing improvements; eliminating parking on selected streets; and Transportation Systems Management or TSM is often described as making the most of what we have, with improvements generally being courage carpooling. Also in TSM are actions to encourage carpools and vanpcols; coordination with employers to develop staggered commuter parking lots to en- Transportation work hours, reducing traffic peaks by spreading them over a longer period of time; work towards an adequate masstransit system; and bicycle» path planning to accommodate this mode as an alternative transportation means. During 1979, commuter parking lots were constructed at interchanges along !-15 near Springville and at 800 North in Orem. size of these groups and the specialized transportation available to them. Future planning actions will allow & to coordinate the available transportation and re- for Elderiy and Handicapped Improvement Program Conservation EAST-OREM SOUTH-OREM MAIN STREET-OREM. and some new facilities to be Transportation Air Quality/Energy |___cenreR STREET-OREM 200 INTERCHANGE Analysis of the existing arterial and collector streets showed that they will not be able to satisfactorily accommodate traffic: volumes forecast for the area by 1995. Consequently, the plan recommends facility improvements 800 NORTH - OREM OREM CENTER STREET EXTENSION Not all the recommended transportation improvements are needed at once; and evenif they were, there wouldn’t be enough money available to have them done in a single year. Therefore, it is important to identify those items that are most needed and to establish priorities for their construction. The Transportation Improvement Program or TIP shows which projects are to be started during the coming year and those that should be started during the following four years. The map indicates project locations for work to be done duringfiscal year 1980. LONG RANGE ELEMENT rc the area residents’ needs. y governments and agencies to continue to provide adequote transportation capability that will fulfill ments, needed for our growing population,require transportation to and in creas where there hasn't been a need before. Expanding or new industrial activities must have a way for workers to travel to and from work, and a capacity to receive raw materials and ship finished products to market. Commercial activities need to be able to receive goods for sale, and a way for customers to reach their establishments. Transportation, then, is not a way to move cars and trucks - it provides for moving people and goods to compliment our desired wayoflife. » Transportation planning in the Utah Valley is conducted by the Physical Planning Committee of the Mountainland Association of Governments to provide for the area’s transportation needs on a continuing basis. The process used is geared to identify future areawide transportation needs; determine where and when improved or additional facilities will be required; and to develop plans and programs which can be implemented by area UVATS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (ONE YEAR) commend @dditions where needed Manyof this area‘s residents are elderly or handicapped and have special transportation needs. A small but significant portion of these groups need help to meet their needs. Planning this year has given us good Information on the poor a) information on the services available from Utah County Dail-a-Ride at 375-0330. 5 . start 4 1 DIAGONAL \ GRANOVIEW LANE - PROVO to fill any ‘gaps that exist. Specialized transportation is currently being provided by twelve different agencies in the area with \ \, 5 LOCENTER STREET- OREM =. \d a a wo fa 200 WEST- PROVO Y AVE-PROVO = | iP COLUMBIA LANE - PROVO MAIN STREET MAPLETON 800 SPANISH FORK & ONE PROGRAM AT WORK BO YOU WANT MORE _INFORMATION ON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN THE UTAH VALLEY? OR, DO YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS THAT YOU WOULDLIKE TO SHARE WITH US? If so, get in touch with Carl Johnson. Director of Physical Planning, Mountainland Association of Governments, 160 East Center Street, Provo, Utah 84601, (801) 377-2262 or contact your local elected officials. |