News and Communications

SALT LAKE CITY (Building Salt Lake) – The Wasatch Front is growing and based on projections, will continue to do so at a rapid pace.  Officials at the Kem C. Garnder Policy Institute, a University of Utah think tank, estimate that the Wasatch Front will be home to nearly 4.5 million people by 2065, an increase of nearly 2 million people in the

SALT LAKE CITY (Utah Policy) – Societies have long recognized the importance of the transportation system in moving goods and people, connecting communities, and providing access to essential services. Transportation networks are some of the most enduring public spaces in a community. How do we ensure that these public spaces are used in a way that maximizes their benefit? The answer

SALT LAKE CITY (ULCT) – Wasatch Front Regional Council’s Executive Director, Andrew Gruber, speaks with Utah League of Cities and Town’s Director, Cameron Diehl, about a training opportunity for communities along the Wasatch Front as we plan for the future. [vcex_button url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s6KF-s789E&feature=youtu.be” title=”Watch Video” style=”flat” align=”left” color=”0098c3″ size=”small” target=”blank” rel=”none”]WATCH VIDEO[/vcex_button]

SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT – Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams and Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) are welcoming elected officials, community planners, and other stakeholders for an annual regional planning event. Wasatch Choice 2050 + Mayor’s Metro Solutions brings local visionaries together to look at the challenges facing the Wasatch Front and to explore issues such as jobs and

UTAH (Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute) – The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute recently co-hosted the Utah Legislature at a policy summit focused on Utah’s future. The summit opened with this video, which highlights growth and change in Utah. The video presents the findings of the state’s long-term demographic and economic projections such as growth, urbanization, declining fertility, sustained in-migration

SALT LAKE CITY (Utah Policy) – Here’s a simple little multi-billion-dollar question for Utah’s transportation planners: Will autonomous vehicles, smart highways and the sharing economy increase congestion or reduce congestion on our highways? It’s a multi-billion-dollar question because advanced technology and the sharing economy are coming very quickly to our vehicles and highways – along with rapid population growth. Meanwhile,

OGDEN (Standard Examiner) – There’s a multimillion dollar pie to help fund road and economic development projects in Northern Utah and pieces will soon be divvied up for local municipalities. The Wasatch Front Regional Council has asked cities, counties and other government agencies across the region to apply for a pot of federal dollars that can be used to pay

OGDEN (Standard Examiner) – A new rural planning organization that will chart future transportation projects to better connect the lower and upper Ogden valleys and Morgan County was unanimously approved by the Weber County Commissioners Tuesday. Until now, Morgan County and the upper valley — home to three ski resorts, a park with dark-sky designation and a popular reservoir —

SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) – Mayor Jackie Biskupski has appointed Jon Larsen as the city’s transportation director. The Transportation Division is responsible for the planning, design and operation of the transportation system across the city, including walking, biking, transit and auto travel. As director, Larsen will manage programs and initiatives to improve mobility and access, and will lead in

SALT LAKE CITY (The Salt Lake Tribune) – Much like gasoline stations now dot Utah’s highways, the state took a first step Monday toward creating a system of quick recharging stations for electric vehicles — to allow them to make long-distance trips conveniently. As part of that, Maverik may no longer be called just a gas station chain. It also