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BaselineScenario

Quality GrowthStrategy

Quality Growth Strategy ReviewQuality Growth Strategy Review

Traffic Congestion decreases 12%Traffic Congestion decreases 12% Auto Emissions decreases 7%Auto Emissions decreases 7% Total open land preserved 171 square Total open land preserved 171 square

miles (160 square miles of Ag land)miles (160 square miles of Ag land) Decreased water demandDecreased water demand

Assessment and Renewal ProcessAssessment and Renewal Process

FindingsFindings Public TransportationPublic Transportation Water ConservationWater Conservation HousingHousing Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development

Assessment and Renewal ProcessAssessment and Renewal Process

FindingsFindings Public TransportationPublic Transportation Water ConservationWater Conservation HousingHousing Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development

Water Supply and DemandWater Supply and DemandGreater Wasatch AreaGreater Wasatch Area

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1997 Baseline Demand 2003 Baseline Demand Supply

Mountain View Mountain View CorridorCorridor

EISEIS

16 Cities16 Cities 2 Counties2 Counties 2 MPO’S2 MPO’S Lot’s of trafficLot’s of traffic

The Wasatch Front’s pinch pointsThe Wasatch Front’s pinch points

Workshop format was table top exercise Workshop format was table top exercise with diverse people discussing land use with diverse people discussing land use and transportation solutionsand transportation solutions

Mountain View CorridorMountain View CorridorEISEIS

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Mountain View CorridorMountain View Corridor Vision Model ResultsVision Model Results

Mountain View Corridor ProcessMountain View Corridor Process

Changes to land use will impact Changes to land use will impact transportation system significantlytransportation system significantly

Cities in specific locations now have Cities in specific locations now have opportunity to modify plans opportunity to modify plans

All entities with land use changes have All entities with land use changes have ‘signed on’‘signed on’

1 to 1 ½ year time frame to make changes1 to 1 ½ year time frame to make changes

WFRC Long Range Plan: an integrated WFRC Long Range Plan: an integrated road and transit planroad and transit plan

Benefits of Public TransportationBenefits of Public Transportation

Issue: Long Range Plan would require Issue: Long Range Plan would require increases in funding for both roadways and increases in funding for both roadways and transittransit

Question: Do potential benefits of the plan Question: Do potential benefits of the plan outweigh the costs?outweigh the costs?

Many benefits are well understood; road Many benefits are well understood; road benefits, transit impact on air pollution, etc.benefits, transit impact on air pollution, etc.

Other Public Transportation Other Public Transportation Benefits?Benefits?

Effect on business developmentEffect on business development Reductions in the cost of doing business (freight Reductions in the cost of doing business (freight

mobility improvements, parking reductions, air quality mobility improvements, parking reductions, air quality improvements)improvements)

Effect on workforce attractionEffect on workforce attraction Impact on individuals and households (value of time Impact on individuals and households (value of time

spent in traffic, transportation expenses)spent in traffic, transportation expenses) Generating development activity, especially Generating development activity, especially

moderately priced housing, near transit nodes and moderately priced housing, near transit nodes and associated reductions in sprawlassociated reductions in sprawl

Economic impact of air quality improvements (e.g., Economic impact of air quality improvements (e.g., health benefits, business benefits, road building health benefits, business benefits, road building benefits) benefits)

Other Public Transportation Other Public Transportation Benefits?Benefits?

Effect on business developmentEffect on business development Transit projects alone, almost never the sole impetus for Transit projects alone, almost never the sole impetus for

economic development and community transformationeconomic development and community transformation• Codes and ordinancesCodes and ordinances• Ease of building permits etc.Ease of building permits etc.

Other Public Transportation Other Public Transportation Benefits?Benefits?

Reductions in the cost of doing business (freight Reductions in the cost of doing business (freight mobility improvements, parking reductions, air quality mobility improvements, parking reductions, air quality improvements)improvements)

Effect on workforce attractionEffect on workforce attraction As the size of a regions workforce doubles, a companies As the size of a regions workforce doubles, a companies

productivity increases by about ½ percent- can be significant productivity increases by about ½ percent- can be significant in certain industriesin certain industries

Other Public Transportation Other Public Transportation Benefits?Benefits?

Impact on individuals and households (value of time Impact on individuals and households (value of time spent in traffic, transportation expenses)spent in traffic, transportation expenses)

Factors affecting willingness to ride transitFactors affecting willingness to ride transit Quantifying savings to individuals by utilizing transitQuantifying savings to individuals by utilizing transit ‘‘REMI’ Model will forecast economic impact of increased REMI’ Model will forecast economic impact of increased

disposable income (saved by using transit) by citizensdisposable income (saved by using transit) by citizens

Importance for disabled, young, old Importance for disabled, young, old and poorand poor

By 2020, 40% of U.S. will be seniors- By 2020, 40% of U.S. will be seniors- many will be unable to drivemany will be unable to drive

Over 54 million Americans have Over 54 million Americans have disabilities- 75% unemployment due in disabilities- 75% unemployment due in many cases to lack of transportation many cases to lack of transportation optionsoptions

Gets former welfare recipients into the Gets former welfare recipients into the workforce- 94% do not own cars workforce- 94% do not own cars

Other Public Transportation Other Public Transportation Benefits?Benefits?

Generating development activity, especially Generating development activity, especially moderately priced housing, near transit nodes and moderately priced housing, near transit nodes and associated reductions in sprawlassociated reductions in sprawl

TOD impact on housing costs and sprawlTOD impact on housing costs and sprawl LEM (Location Efficient Mortgages)LEM (Location Efficient Mortgages)

Public Transportation and Public Transportation and HomeownershipHomeownership

Cost of owning one car per year = $8400Cost of owning one car per year = $8400 In Mortgage Calculations, Fannie Mae In Mortgage Calculations, Fannie Mae

credits households near transit with $200 credits households near transit with $200 additional in monthly income to account for additional in monthly income to account for transportation savingstransportation savings

QUESTION: how might the LRP affect auto QUESTION: how might the LRP affect auto ownership for those living in station areas?ownership for those living in station areas? What does this do for home ownership?What does this do for home ownership?

Other Public Transportation Other Public Transportation Benefits?Benefits?

Economic impact of air quality improvements (e.g., Economic impact of air quality improvements (e.g., health benefits, business benefits, road building benefits) health benefits, business benefits, road building benefits)

Transit’s influence may help the region avoid non conformanceTransit’s influence may help the region avoid non conformance• Might enable the continued construction of roadwaysMight enable the continued construction of roadways

Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development

Impetus for studyImpetus for study Smart SitesSmart Sites EU residential and retail focusEU residential and retail focus

Toolbox Document (Study)Toolbox Document (Study) Region wide cooperationRegion wide cooperation

• Job locationsJob locations• Quality JobsQuality Jobs

Potential Impact to transportationPotential Impact to transportation

Estimated Statistics Estimated Statistics between Salt Lake, Davis between Salt Lake, Davis and Weber Counties:and Weber Counties:

Number of acres within the ½ mile transit nodes:

80,03080,030

Number of units within the ½ mile transit nodes @ 8 DU/acre on half of the acres:

320,120 units320,120 units

Population estimate @ 3 persons per household:

960,358960,358

Population Within 1/2 MilePopulation Within 1/2 Mile of Rail Transit: 2020 of Rail Transit: 2020

38,755 45,557

664,991

866,765

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