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Board of Trustees |
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Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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David Hancock, Chief Capital Services Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Paul Drake, Director Real Estate & TOD |
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Kayla Kinkead, TOC Predevelopment Supervisor |
TITLE:
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Midvale Center & Fort Union Station Area Plan
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Discussion
RECOMMENDATION:
Informational Report for Discussion
BACKGROUND:
In 2022, HB462 legislation mandated all cities with a fixed-guideway public transit station (rail or Bus Rapid Transit) to develop and certify a Station Area Plan. Station Area Plans are intended to promote shared objectives of 1) increasing housing availability and affordability, 2) enhancing access to opportunities, 3) promoting sustainable environmental conditions, and 4) increasing transportation choices and connections. Supported by UTA, Station Area Plans are led by municipal staff to ensure City general plans and zoning regulations will be updated for future Station Area Plan implementation. The Midvale Center & Fort Union Station Area Plan was formally adopted by Midvale City and certified by the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) in early 2024.
DISCUSSION:
Midvale City, in coordination with UTA and WFRC, initiated the Midvale Center & Fort Union Station Area Plan to provide focused direction for improvements to urban design, land use, economic development, and walking and biking facilities within a half-mile from the Midvale Center and Midvale Fort Union TRAX stations. Major goals outlined in the Station Area Plan include 1) creating quality housing options, 2) providing variable and viable development, 3) enhancing access to opportunities, 4) improving safety, connections, and access to transit stations, and 5) implementing collaborative and sustainable urban design.
ALTERNATIVES:
Information only. Board may direct staff to not present Midvale Center & Fort Union Station Area Plan to Local Advisory Council for approval. Without Local Advisory Council approval and adoption by Board of Trustees, UTA may not pursue development of its properties within the Midvale Center & Fort Union station areas.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed Midvale Center & Fort Union Station Area Plan will better position UTA and Midvale City to coordinate redevelopment of the station area. This aligned coordination will promote future transit-oriented development in an efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
ATTACHMENTS:
Midvale Center & Fort Union Station Area Plan