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Orem staff outline trails master plan, cite grant-funded Bonneville Link and property hurdles
Summary
Orem planning staff presented the city's trails/master plan, highlighted a grant-funded Bonneville Link connector due to start construction within a year, and warned that property-title disputes and major crossings (800 North/Geneva) remain significant hurdles.
Orem City planning staff presented an overview of the city's Trails, Open Space and Active Transportation Master Plan (adopted 2021) at a Nov. 19 meeting, emphasizing priorities for a connected backbone trail network, new trailheads and improvements that could make several corridors eligible for state and federal grants.
"This plan was adopted in '21," the presenter said, describing a simplified backbone-trail view intended to connect major destinations and make routes easier to conceptualize. He highlighted existing corridors including the Murdoch Canal Trail, Burrough Canal Trail and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, and described a funded segment of the Utah Lakeshore Trail that is ready to move forward once outstanding property-title issues are resolved.
Why it matters: inclusion in an adopted plan is often a prerequisite for…
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