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Regional MAG study and city transportation updates focus on trails, transit and Mountain View Corridor timing
Summary
A MAG-funded West County interagency growth study updated council members on regional coordination for trails, active transportation and priorities; the council also approved a contract amendment for Mountain View Corridor construction management and adopted an updated Transportation Master Plan.
City and regional planners briefed the Saratoga Springs City Council on a MAG-funded West County interagency growth plan that aims to align long-range planning across Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield and Cedar Fort and to bring UTA and UDOT into coordinated discussions.
Kevin Croshaw, a project manager with Avenue Consultants working for MAG, said the study is cataloging internal “misalignments” within Saratoga Springs (for example, funding gaps between park-and-trail plans and available impact fees), external misalignments with neighboring cities and process issues that slow delivery. Active transportation (trails and bicycle networks) was cited as an early example; Croshaw said the final deliverable will be an action plan and that MAG funding could help priority projects move toward implementation. A follow-up multi-city meeting for elected officials is planned in August.
Council members pressed for clarity on which topics are in scope (transit, roads, annexation, zoning) and urged staff to include Lehi and other neighboring jurisdictions in coordination where feasible. Several council members emphasized the value of aligning planning cycles and leveraging regional work to strengthen funding applications.
On local projects, the council approved a contract amendment to the construction management contract (CMT) for the Mountain View Corridor widening project to ensure coverage through the construction cycle; staff said most early work will occur off the roadway and that major traffic impacts are expected during seals, overlays and final re-striping. Council members asked that staff provide a clear, loose public timeline explaining why some work begins while schools are still in session and to over-communicate sequencing to residents.
The council also reviewed a Transportation Master Plan update; staff and consultants said the TMP incorporates build-out forecasts, approved zoning and trip-generation tables, and stressed that models reflect both residential and commercial entitlements when projecting future roadway stress points. The council approved the TMP update.
No new funding decisions were taken beyond the approved contract amendment; staff said the regional action plan from MAG could strengthen future grant and MAG funding requests.
