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City transportation team outlines WE Connect findings; phase 2 outreach to focus on West Side representation
Summary
The WE Connect (West–East Connection) study presented phase‑one findings: mobility, health, access to opportunity and community vibrancy are the four primary problem areas; staff acknowledged underrepresentation of West Side respondents in phase 1 and outlined a strengthened phase 2 outreach plan for January–February, including neighborhood‑led events and paid community advisory members.
Transportation staff briefed the council on phase one of the West–East Connection study (WE Connect), a federally funded Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program effort to identify how I‑15 and rail corridors shape mobility, health and opportunity across the city.
Joe Taylor and the transportation team summarized what they heard through advisory boards, intercept surveys and open houses. Outreach identified four major problem buckets: constrained travel choice and unreliable…
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