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SALT LAKE CITY (Salt Lake Chamber) – Infrastructure Week is a national week of events meant to educate and elevate infrastructure as a critical issue impacting America’s economy and our nation’s future. In this episode of Building Utah, we’re joined by Andrew Gruber, Executive Director at Wasatch Front Regional Council, to talk about what’s being done in Utah on a

SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) – Outdoor enthusiasts are invited to participate in a group bike ride on Saturday, June 2, to celebrate the completion of the Golden Spoke network, which consists of more than 100 miles of connected multiuse trails linking Ogden and Provo. The free event includes two simultaneous group bike rides. One ride will begin at 6:45

SALT LAKE CITY (KSL.com) – Thanks to a little-known section in the $1.5 trillion federal tax cut signed into law last year, states across the nation have a new tool to incentivize growth in underdeveloped poverty-stricken areas — and Utah is gearing up to take advantage of it. Of the 181 rural and urban areas in Utah that are eligible

SALT LAKE CITY (Building Salt Lake) – Officials from the region’s planning arm, the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), have long touted the need for a region-wide buy-in on the smart growth practices that will help Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Box Elder and Toole Counties absorb over 1 million more residents by 2050. For the fifth consecutive year, WFRC and

SALT LAKE CITY – Local governments receive support to pursue community goals that accomplish larger regional growth principles. The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) and its partners recently announced the award of nearly $1.2 million in funds to 17 communities in the Wasatch Front area, enabling them to make decisions and plans that move the region toward greater mobility, smarter

UTAH (The Western Planner) – A functional bicycle and pedestrian network is only as good as its weakest link. In order to make a significant bicycling mode shift, riders and potential riders need to know that they are going to experience consistent, safe, and reliable infrastructure regardless of crossing community boundaries. Implementation of consistent infrastructure is aided by consistent planning. The

SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) – Shortly after visiting Utah on a trip to see a friend, Dustin Gettel decided to move here. Drawn to “the most beautiful place” he’d ever seen, he moved into a Midvale apartment complex in 2015, before his house had even sold. Gettel, a newly inaugurated councilman in Midvale, is one of many

SALT LAKE CITY (News4Utah) – By 2050, the projected population along the Wasatch Front is expected to increase by 1.5 million. Many of Utah’s mayors met Tuesday to plan for the boom. Mayor’s Metro Solutions was held at the Salt Palace Convention Center, where mayors, experts and stakeholders discussed how to address Utah’s projected growth. The discussion included economists, transportation

SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) – Without a plan to address the projected 1.5 million additional residents who will live in Utah by 2050, the future may look something like this: worsened air quality, increased traffic congestion and a continued lack of affordable housing. But as elected officials, business leaders, community organizers, transportation agencies and developers came together downtown

SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) – Today, the average Wasatch Front commuter spends a little under an hour driving to and from work. By 2050 — when Utah’s population is projected to hit more than 5 million — that commute time could jump to an hour and 40 minutes. On top of that, housing prices will be even higher, and there