Baseline Scenario Quality Growth Strategy

Quality Growth Strategy Review  Traffic Congestion decreases 12%  Auto Emissions decreases 7%  Total open land preserved 171 square miles (160 square miles of Ag land)  Decreased water demand

Assessment and Renewal Process  Findings Public Transportation Public Transportation Water Conservation Water Conservation Housing Housing Economic Development Economic Development

Assessment and Renewal Process  Findings Public Transportation Public Transportation Water Conservation Water Conservation Housing Housing Economic Development Economic Development

Water Supply and Demand Greater Wasatch Area

Mountain View Corridor EIS  16 Cities  2 Counties  2 MPO’S  Lot’s of traffic

The Wasatch Front’s pinch points

 Workshop format was table top exercise with diverse people discussing land use and transportation solutions Mountain View Corridor EIS

Mountain View Corridor Vision Model Results

Mountain View Corridor Process  Changes to land use will impact transportation system significantly  Cities in specific locations now have opportunity to modify plans  All entities with land use changes have ‘signed on’  1 to 1 ½ year time frame to make changes

WFRC Long Range Plan: an integrated road and transit plan

Benefits of Public Transportation  Issue: Long Range Plan would require increases in funding for both roadways and transit  Question: Do potential benefits of the plan outweigh the costs?  Many benefits are well understood; road benefits, transit impact on air pollution, etc.

Other Public Transportation Benefits?  Effect on business development  Reductions in the cost of doing business (freight mobility improvements, parking reductions, air quality improvements)  Effect on workforce attraction  Impact on individuals and households (value of time spent in traffic, transportation expenses)  Generating development activity, especially moderately priced housing, near transit nodes and associated reductions in sprawl  Economic impact of air quality improvements (e.g., health benefits, business benefits, road building benefits)

Other Public Transportation Benefits?  Effect on business development Transit projects alone, almost never the sole impetus for economic development and community transformation Transit projects alone, almost never the sole impetus for economic development and community transformation Codes and ordinancesCodes and ordinances Ease of building permits etc.Ease of building permits etc.

Other Public Transportation Benefits?  Reductions in the cost of doing business (freight mobility improvements, parking reductions, air quality improvements)  Effect on workforce attraction As the size of a regions workforce doubles, a companies productivity increases by about ½ percent- can be significant in certain industries As the size of a regions workforce doubles, a companies productivity increases by about ½ percent- can be significant in certain industries

Other Public Transportation Benefits?  Impact on individuals and households (value of time spent in traffic, transportation expenses) Factors affecting willingness to ride transit Factors affecting willingness to ride transit Quantifying savings to individuals by utilizing transit Quantifying savings to individuals by utilizing transit ‘REMI’ Model will forecast economic impact of increased disposable income (saved by using transit) by citizens ‘REMI’ Model will forecast economic impact of increased disposable income (saved by using transit) by citizens

Importance for disabled, young, old and poor  By 2020, 40% of U.S. will be seniors- many will be unable to drive  Over 54 million Americans have disabilities- 75% unemployment due in many cases to lack of transportation options  Gets former welfare recipients into the workforce- 94% do not own cars

Other Public Transportation Benefits?  Generating development activity, especially moderately priced housing, near transit nodes and associated reductions in sprawl TOD impact on housing costs and sprawl TOD impact on housing costs and sprawl LEM (Location Efficient Mortgages) LEM (Location Efficient Mortgages)

Public Transportation and Homeownership  Cost of owning one car per year = $8400  In Mortgage Calculations, Fannie Mae credits households near transit with $200 additional in monthly income to account for transportation savings  QUESTION: how might the LRP affect auto ownership for those living in station areas? What does this do for home ownership? What does this do for home ownership?

Other Public Transportation Benefits?  Economic impact of air quality improvements (e.g., health benefits, business benefits, road building benefits) Transit’s influence may help the region avoid non conformance Transit’s influence may help the region avoid non conformance Might enable the continued construction of roadwaysMight enable the continued construction of roadways

Economic Development  Impetus for study Smart Sites Smart Sites EU residential and retail focus EU residential and retail focus  Toolbox Document (Study) Region wide cooperation Region wide cooperation Job locationsJob locations Quality JobsQuality Jobs  Potential Impact to transportation

Estimated Statistics between Salt Lake, Davis and Weber Counties: Number of acres within the ½ mile transit nodes: 80,030 Number of units within the ½ mile transit 8 DU/acre on half of the acres: 320,120 units Population 3 persons per household:960,358

Population Within 1/2 Mile of Rail Transit: 2020