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Wasatch Front Regional Council highlights TLC funding window and tools for small-area planning
Summary
WFRC staff encouraged local jurisdictions to apply for Transportation and Land Use Connection (TLC) technical assistance and funding, highlighted new neighborhood-center designations in the Wasatch Choice map, and urged early outreach because notices and letters of intent are due in the coming weeks.
Matt Ryan, community planner at the Wasatch Front Regional Council, briefed attendees on Transportation and Land Use Connection (TLC) program opportunities and related tools available to cities and towns.
Ryan said now is a good time to discuss potential TLC projects and that program notices and letters of intent would be announced in the coming days with September deadlines. ‘‘If you have an idea you think might be eligible, we'd love to hear about it,’’ Ryan said, noting that applicants should contact WFRC staff early in the process.
The nut graf: WFRC said the TLC program provides planning technical assistance—small area plans, ordinance updates, implementation plans, active-transportation plans and feasibility studies—to help local jurisdictions realize neighborhood centers newly identified on the Wasatch Choice map and to support connectivity projects required under SB 195.
Ryan highlighted that 71 new neighborhood centers were added to the Wasatch Choice vision map after fall workshops and said the TLC program can fund small-area plans, ordinance updates, design standards, active-transportation plans and feasibility studies. He said applicants may propose projects that address connectivity and estimate costs as required by SB 195.
WFRC staff urged jurisdictions to collaborate with partner agencies such as UDOT, UTA and neighboring cities and said TLC is intended to fund those interagency or regional ideas. Ryan recommended the TLC interactive map and a list of 2025 awarded projects as resources for applicants.
Julie (WFRC) and other staff reminded members to reach out early and that program partners can be included in applications. Julie said the WFRC website, an interactive map of past projects and a 2025 awarded-project list are available to help communities craft proposals.
Ending: WFRC staff said they will share written resources and URLs in the meeting chat and welcomed questions or briefings about potential TLC projects from jurisdictions that want to discuss eligibility or scope.
