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Show Seer res TT SSP OSS fe eS ET ESS About Envision Utah Envision Utah is chaired by Jon M. dents in the Greater Wasatch Area have par- Huntsman, Jr., with Gov. Michael O. Leavitt Envision Utah is a project of the Coalition for Utah's Future, a private nonprofit orgunization. Envision Utah consists of more than 130 key Utah stakeholders, including local and state elected and appointed officials, business owners, religious leaders, developers, realtors, enrironmentalists, and civic leaders. ENVISION UTAH A Pe SOR Re eee eeeeeeeneeeenene ership for Quality Growsh and Larry H. Miller serving as honorary ticipated in the process. These participants chairs. Utah County Commissioner Gary helped Envision Utah form a basis for the Herbert, Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan, and Quality Growth Strategy. James R. Clark, retired Chief Planning The statistical analysis, mapping, Office of American Stores, are vice chairs. and data was coordinated by the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. Over the past two years, Envision Utah has held numerous public workshops and meetings and sponsored questionnaires Foster Transit-Oriented Development Description: reduces long-term cost of infrastruc- Transit-oriented ture andservices development refers to housing and commercial developments that by their design, incorporate and encourage various forms of public transportation. These developments offer residents and busi- * lowers personal transportation costs for citizens whoutilize transit * better affordability ofliving by providing housing options near transit service nesses convenient local access to goods, services, and customers and help the region take full advantageof a regional * improvesair quality transit system. Benefits: © increases transit ridershipby improving accessto transit Impact: * reducesstress for commuters who choosetousetransit, and reduces transit-oriented developments and Growth Strategy would improve vehicle speeds (i.e. reduce conges- time on thebus or train) tion) by 12.5%, would reduce auto Commercial developmentintegrated with rail service Develop a Region-Wide Transit System Description: While the automobile will remain the predominant form of transportation for Housing Mix: Current and 2020 20.0% » nes 18.0% needs of residents as they move avoiding shortages in certain market segments. Envision Utah's Housing Demand Study predicts that the marketwill inereas- © single-family attached gestion and improveair quality. A region- products, such as town homes, condo- wide transit system could utilize buses, miniums, and row houses bus ways,light rail, lower-cost self-pow- © single-family detached homes ered rail technology, commuterrail, and small private buses. Even in areas where ® small-lot detached condominiums the demandfor transit may not warrant a (drip-line ownership) © apartments our population ages and average family * single-room occupancyresidences Examples: ide system, supported by walk- development, would help to reduce con- ingly demanda wider variety of choices as sizes decrease over the next 20 years. ed regi able communities and transit-oriented change of the needs of the housing market, thereby reliable residents desire, a well-fund_Baingts Famay iTowmmouseDupion “ApartmontiConde stay in the communityas their affordability because they seek to meetall convenient, high-capacity system today, rights-of-way could be purchased and the system extended into those areas when necessary. © congregatesenior living © garden-style apartments Benefits: © more transportation choices © reducescost of infrastructure and ® accessory dwelling units (in-law apartments) © mid-rise andhigh-rise apartments where appropriate Strategy services transit riders (work timeorleisure time onthebusortrain) ¢ reduces traffic congestion © reduces stress for commuters who chooseto use transit Impact: Implementing the transit network and other recommendations in Envision Utah's Quality Growth Strategy would improve vehicle speeds (i.e. reduce congestion) by 12.5%, would reduce auto emissions by 7.3% and overall infrastructure costs by $4.5 billion over the next 20 years, and would reduce the likelihood that burdensome air quality regulations would be imposed. It would also increase the numberof residents who have easyrail © improves air quality access to rail transit by 1200%. Please look in the advertising insert section for the Envision Utah Questionnaire. You can returnit by mail orfill it out at: Single-family homes near a park © more efficient use of travel time for © lowerspersonal transportation costs Envision Utah Questionnaire Single-family homes canintegrate well with condos Baseline tem hasinadequate funding to provide the level of service Areas that include a mix of housing types for different neighborhood. Such areas also address safe, trips. While our current sys- through different life stages. into a different housing type within that transit system would provide residents a viable alternative to’ the car for many of their affordability and meet changing because they can simply move 008,490 most residents, a region-wide variety of destinations, giving types is needed to preserve needs and incomes Population Within 1/2 Mile of Rail Transit: 2020 public transportation to a dents, a mixture of housing incomelevels allow residents to be imposed. implementing the other recommen- Create More Mixed-Use and Walkable Neighborhood Zoning to While, single-family homes will continue to serve the needs of the majority of resi- that onerous air quality regulations would dations in Envision Utah's Quality transit riders (work timeorleisure Description: years, and would reduce the likelihood Increasing the number of * moreefficient use of travel timefor ' Encourage a Mix of Housing Types ture costs by $4.5 billion over the next 20 mercial development, * reducestraffic congestion congestion for those whodo not © moretransportationchoices emissions by 7.3% andoverall infrastruc- Examples: Sandy and Midvale are currently considering a transit-oriented development along the north-south light rail line, and Provois exploring possibilities for an inter-modal hubthat would be integrated with housing and com- www. envisionutah, org. |
