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Funds planned for 15 priority projects, including enhancements for pedestrians and cyclists SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $24.5 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant for 15 Wasatch Front region projects that will improve transit access. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) applied for the grant, in close collaboration with

SALT LAKE CITY — The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), in conjunction with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), has identified hundreds of priority transportation projects totaling more than $10 billion to improve mobility, strengthen the economy, and enhance quality of life along the Wasatch Front. The public is now invited to provide input

Plan includes over 1,000 Bike, Pedestrian, Transit, and Roadway projects through 2050 SALT LAKE CITY – The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) today unanimously voted to adopt the Wasatch Front 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan (2023-2050 RTP) – the official place where tomorrow’s new roads, transit lines and trails start.  The 2023-2050 RTP will strengthen our transportation network, providing more choices

SALT LAKE CITY (March 27, 2023) – Robin Hutcheson, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator along with representatives from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County convened to discuss transportation safety in Utah. The past two years have seen some of the highest number of fatalities on our roadways, and safety is a top priority of national, state, and local leaders and transportation officials. Together the group considered Utah’s safety challenges, discussed solutions, and forged relationships that will allow Utah to address them collaboratively.

Salt Lake City – The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), in conjunction with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), has identified hundreds of priority transportation projects totaling more than $7 billion to improve mobility, strengthen the economy, and enhance quality of life along the Wasatch Front. The public is now invited to provide input on the selected projects.

The Golden Spoke Ride returns this Saturday, May 14 to celebrate the joys of safely cycling along the longest, connected paved trail west of the Mississippi River (second longest in the United States). Two rides will start simultaneously at opposite ends of the trail at 8:00 a.m., with one starting at the High Adventure Park (251 W 18th Street) in Ogden, and the other in Riverside Park (1260 W 600 North) in Provo.

Salt Lake City – Officials from across the Wasatch Front ride transit during Free Fare February and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. [vcex_button url=”https://wfrc.org/PublicInvolvement/NewsReleases/FFF%20Officials%20Ride%2002-07-2022.pdf” title=”Read News Release” style=”flat” align=”left” color=”0098c3″ size=”small” target=”blank” rel=”none”]READ NEWS RELEASE[/vcex_button]

Intermountain Healthcare is making significant contributions to the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) and Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT), to help enhance community health by focusing on the social determinants of health throughout Utah. The social determinants of health are non-medical factors that influence the health of a family and community, such as housing instability, transportation issues, and

SALT LAKE CITY – Leaders from Tooele County, Tooele City and Grantsville City, in close partnership with staff at the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), UDOT and UTA, have created a draft long-range transportation plan for the Tooele Valley through 2040 that includes proposed new or expanded roadway, transit and walking and biking facilities. The public is invited to provide

SALT LAKE CITY – Public invited to review and provide feedback on timing of transportation projects through 2050. The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), in close partnership with regional transportation agencies and local governments, is nearing completion of the Wasatch Choice 2050 Vision, a blueprint for growth and development along the Wasatch Front. Transportation projects and land use types have