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WFRC committee advances Beehive Bikeways plan; members stress funding and safety
Summary
The Wasatch Front Regional Council's Active Transportation Committee reviewed Beehive Bikeways network goals, modeling showing major job and household coverage, and member concerns about driver speed, e-bikes and funding needed for implementation.
Julie Bjornstad, Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), presented an update on the Beehive Bikeways at the WFRC Active Transportation Committee meeting on Jan. 15, 2025. The plan maps a regional network of separated bicycle facilities intended to connect regional centers identified in the Wasatch Choice vision and increase safe, comfortable biking for short trips.
The committee heard that modeling of the proposed initial network shows about 70% of regional jobs and roughly 60% of households would lie within a quarter mile of separated facilities, and the buildout could increase bike miles traveled within centers by an estimated 42%. Bjornstad said the Beehive Bikeways are intended to function as the arterial/collector layer paired with the Utah Trail…
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