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Local Advisory Council |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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FROM: |
Nichol Bordeaux, Chief Planning and Engagement Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Russ Fox, Director of Planning, Utah Transit Authority |
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Andrew Gruber, Executive Director, Wasatch Front Regional Council |
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LaNiece Davenport, Planning & Policy Director, Mountainland Association of Governments |
TITLE:
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Wasatch Choice Vision
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Discussion
RECOMMENDATION:
Informational item for discussion
BACKGROUND:
Our future quality of life depends on the choices we make today. Wasatch Choice Vision is our communities’ shared vision for coordinated transportation investments, development patterns, and economic opportunities. The Wasatch Choice Vision map and key strategies show how advancing the Vision can enhance quality of life even as we grow.
Wasatch Choice Vision key strategies for a thriving region and communities:
• Transportation Choices: Provide people with real choices in how they get around - by driving, transit, biking and walking - so people can easily reach their destinations.
• Housing Options: Support housing types and locations that meet the needs of all residents.
• Parks & Public Spaces: Ensure ample and convenient parks, public spaces, and open land for gathering and recreating.
• City & Town Centers: Create and enhance city and town centers as the hearts of our communities - walkable areas where activity is focused, with places to live, work and play.
DISCUSSION:
Wasatch Choice Vision has been a shared regional vision for the Wasatch Front for well over a decade and has established strong cooperative relationships. Building on community values through an extensive public input process, Wasatch Choice Vision established a blueprint for growth that supports a well-functioning economy, improves air quality, and enhances the overall quality of life for Utahns living across the Wasatch Front. Wasatch Choice Vision will articulate a new, voluntarily implemented regional vision of how changes should occur between now and 2050. It will also articulate key steps to achieve the vision.
The Wasatch Choice Vision coordinates the planning of transportation, land use, economic opportunity, and parks and public spaces to maintain and enhance our quality of life.
The Wasatch Choice Vision builds on community values through an expansive public input process from our partners and community leaders to establish a blueprint for growth.
The following resources have been created by the partners of the Wasatch Choice Vision to help us all as we implement our shared vision. Resources include a variety of tools, maps, technical assistance, and data.
WFRC, MAG, and UTA are all partners in developing the Wasatch Choice Vision. Partners will walk through <https://wasatchchoice.org/> and explain the features and vision.
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