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Candidate criticizes BRT lanes and roadway widening proposals, cites first-responder concerns
Summary
Crystal Muellstein told a local podcast she opposes expanding bus rapid transit and certain roadway widening projects that she says turn Orem into a thoroughfare. She raised concerns about traffic flow, regional planning, and the impact of dedicated BRT lanes on emergency response.
Speaking on a Stand for Orem podcast, Crystal Muellstein, a candidate for Orem City Council, said rising traffic is among residents’ top complaints and criticized past plans to widen roads through Orem to serve regional traffic rather than local needs.
“There were plans from UDOT to widen 1600 North ... Center Street to 7 lanes ... 1,200 to 5 lanes,” Muellstein…
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