Wasatch Front Regional Council WFRC Utah Transit Authority UTA

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Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC)Utah
Transit Authority (UTA)
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Joint Policy Advisory Committee (JPAC)
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Davis County Council of Governments
Morgan County Council of Governments
Salt Lake County Council of Governments
Tooele County Council of Governments
Weber County Council of Governments
Wasatch Front Regional Council 18 Mayors and
County Representatives
Regional Growth Committee
Utah State Transpor- tation Commission
Utah Division of Air Quality
Private Sector Representatives
Utah Transit Authority
Envision Utah
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Wasatch Front Regional Council 18 Mayors and
County Commissioners
Division of Air Quality
Utah State Transportation Commission
Transportation Coordinating Committee (Trans Com)
Utah Transit Authority
Utah Motor Transport
Federal Highway Administration
Salt Lake Technical Committee
Ogden Technical Committee
Aviation Advisory Committee
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MPO Responsibilities

• Long Range Transportation Plan
• Transportation Improvement Program
• Regional Travel Forecasting Model

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MPO Transit Planning Efforts

• Long Range Transit Analysis
• Corridor Feasibility Studies
• Commuter rail
• Light rail
• Bus rapid transit
• Other

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Joint MPO/UTA Efforts

• Environmental Impact Studies and Preliminary
  Engineering
• I-15/Light Rail
• West/East Light Rail
• Commuter Rail
• Westside Light Rail

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UTA Transit Planning Efforts

• Service planning
• Transit Development Program
• Project implementation, including final design
  and construction

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Results

• Completed a Joint Transit/Highway DEIS
• Survived a failed Ballot Initiative
• Implemented a Light Rail Line in a Major State
  Highway
• Have been able to get 2 Light Rail Lines
  Completed in 6 years
• Successful Ballot Initiative
• Almost Unanimous Local Support

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Key Factors/Challenges

• Cooperation at Three Levels
• Working Level
• Management Level
• Policy Level
• Staff Relationships
• Focus on Results

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Questions?