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Local Advisory Council |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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Nichol Bourdeaux, Chief Planning and Engagement Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Russ Fox, Director of Planning |
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Megan Waters, Director of Community Engagement |
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Alex Beim, Manager of Long Range and Strategic Planning |
TITLE:
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UTA Moves 2050 - Long Range Transit Plan
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Discussion
RECOMMENDATION:
Informational item for discussion
BACKGROUND:
UTA is developing UTA Moves 2050, a 30-year Long Range Transit Plan (LRTP) focused on understanding and responding to the future needs of the communities we serve. This plan will provide a comprehensive, system wide vision to guide UTA’s planning into the future.
The primary goals of the LRTP process are to:
• Strengthen partnerships with the communities UTA serves through collaborative plan development
• Assess long-term transit needs through data collection and analysis, as well as public engagement
• Develop a system-wide vision for the future to meet anticipated needs through improvements across all modes of the transit system
• Establish strategies for implementation through a financial analysis and identification of potential partnerships and resources needed to achieve the long-term vision
The LRTP will serve as a complimentary planning process to the Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs) developed by Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) and Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC). Like the RTPs, the LRTP is planned for adoption in late 2023 and will be updated on a 4-year cycle. Unlike the RTPs, the LRTP will include all aspects of local and regional transit service delivery across the UTA service area.
DISCUSSION:
UTA has developed a draft 30-year vision informed by existing MAG, WFRC, and UTA plans, as well as a system wide needs assessment.
The draft vision contains four investment strategies:
1) Maintain our System
2) Make the System Work Better
3) Expand the Frequent Service Network
4) Serve Growth Areas
UTA has been gathering feedback on potential investment strategies through a community outreach process that will end on September 30, 2023. Advisory Council members are encouraged to visit <https://rideuta.com/LRTP> to provide input on the LRTP vision. The draft vision will then be refined and presented to the Advisory Council for their consultation in November 2023 before being presented to the Board of Trustees for adoption. The adopted LRTP will inform future 5-Year Service Plans, which will be fiscally constrained, and the annual service changes that follow.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Local Advisory Council is encouraged to provide input on the LRTP vision to inform the final draft LRTP to be finalized later this year.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The project consultant budget is $349,000, with $125,000 budgeted in 2022 and $224,00 budgeted for 2023.
ATTACHMENTS:
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