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WFRC unveils draft five‑indicator dashboard to track Wasatch Choice progress
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Summary
WFRC staff introduced a draft dashboard of five easy‑to‑read indicators tied to the Wasatch Choice vision — access to opportunity, strength of centers, transportation choices, household transportation and housing costs, and affordability — and asked committee members to test, critique and suggest secondary measures before public launch.
Julie Burenstad, WFRC long‑range planning staff, presented a draft ‘progress indicator’ dashboard built to track core outcomes of the Wasatch Choice vision. The dashboard centers on five measures chosen for clarity and longitudinal tracking: access to opportunity, strength of centers, transportation choices (frequent transit access), household transportation plus housing costs, and affordability.
“we have 5 key indicators that align with the 4 Wasatch Choice vision strategies,” Julie said, emphasizing that the product is a draft and that staff will preserve methodology so the measures can be tracked year‑to‑year.
WFRC executive director Andrew Gruber emphasized the dashboard’s intent to help jurisdictions answer whether the region is ‘‘heading in the right direction’’ and noted that the tool allows users to break results down by MPO area, county or city. Staff acknowledged gaps in some measures (for example, areas without frequent transit will show low scores on the frequent‑transit indicator) and said secondary indicators (on‑demand services, all‑day bus) will be developed to provide fuller context.
Members asked whether indicators should be shown as percentages or raw numbers and requested comparisons to similar regions. Staff said they would add contextual information about methodology and comparators and circulate the dashboard link and the full explanatory text after the meeting for members to review.
Next steps: the dashboard is being refined (staff estimate it is roughly 85% complete) and WFRC staff invited committee feedback through Slido, chat and follow‑up emails. Staff will also provide guidance documents explaining metrics, data sources and recommended uses for jurisdictions.
