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City staff, consultants present preferred Wall Avenue design to calm traffic and improve pedestrian access
Summary
Consultants presented a near-term preferred concept for Wall Avenue (22nd–27th streets) that adds medians, bulb-outs and a multi-use path to slow traffic and improve pedestrian crossings; UDOT coordination, utilities and railroad constraints mean larger changes would be longer-term. (Jacob Farnsworth; Kimley Horn)
Jacob Farnsworth, a project consultant with Kimley Horn, told the South Ogden City Council at its Oct. 7 work session that the preferred concept for the Wall Avenue corridor focuses on traffic calming and active transportation between 22nd and 27th streets. He said the plan would add medians, bulb-outs and a multi-use path, and would include signalized mid‑block crossings where pedestrian demand is high.
“The vision for Wall Avenue was to better connect Union Station with 25th Street to serve as a multimodal corridor,” Farnsworth said, describing the preferred concept and three rejected alternatives: a pedestrian overpass, a bypass tunnel with express lanes and a full boulevard median.…
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