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Statewide ‘regional connectivity grid’ study seeks local feedback via web map
Summary
A legislatively directed statewide study will produce concept projects to improve multimodal grid connectivity; MPO staff asked TAC members to review a web map and provide feedback over the next few weeks.
Planners for a legislatively directed statewide regional connectivity grid study briefed the TAC on the study’s goals, approach and request for local feedback.
The presenter said the Utah Legislature funded the study in the 2023 session and charged the state’s MPOs, UDOT and transit providers to identify prioritized, feasible grid-network concepts for each region. Study staff clarified the work is an early-stage exercise to generate candidate projects and not a funding or formal prioritization commitment — formal funding would proceed through the RTP process.
Study staff described three work areas: an assessment of current grid connectivity, concept development and testing, and creation of a “toolbox” to help MPOs carry promising concepts into RTPs and corridor/area studies. Analysis uses GIS and the regional travel model and evaluates accessibility, network efficiency, resiliency and fair access to regional amenities.
Members were invited to review an online web map (link to be shared by WFRC) and submit comments. Presenters requested feedback within the next couple of weeks and said the web map will be the primary venue for comments at this phase, with potential one-on-one follow-ups for high-priority or controversial concepts later.
Presenters said the exercise intentionally includes challenging concepts and “spicy” alignments to test what could materially improve regional mobility; all concepts will undergo further refinement, modeling and public review before any recommendation to fund projects.
No formal TAC action was requested at the briefing; staff said they will return with refined lists and concept sheets and cost estimates for the most promising projects as the study advances.
