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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/08/2026 - Meeting Materials VAKF �4° U T A7841 J0_ CONNECT SLC WEST EAST CONNECTIONS Project Update SLC TAB/BAC June 8, 2026 tudy Area What is WE Connect? - Study Area Focus Neighborhoods Physical Barriers to West-East Connectivity 3 �•�UTA FrontRunner -4- Railroad wesrpOla[e I.M. Interstate 15 Rose Park W1000N �I W 700 N �t Airport I Jordan Me9dows Fairpark Marmalade �t 1st Ave 80 Zoo S +I • FBI E - 1 y Poplar Grove 3 y Gr ary Indiana Ave B00� Harvey Milk J 15 W 13th S B llpark lendale w noo 15 noo s W 2100S 2100S A 0 0.5 1 Mil ea CONNECTIONSSLO WEST EAST University of Utah A �- _ - �Q^ Oil Refinery State Capitol ` Railyard 1 �� �y EAST CENTRAL ROSE PARK 60o N .•• ••© 6• •• \ DOWNTOWN SLC a = 300 N •••� Liberty Park -� Utah State N Temple St �. © Salt Lake FAIRPARK Fairgrounds �:, © Central Station EASTSIDE 1000 W Jordan River Trail -- •0 •� r` 600 W Power District' `• _ k 200 S BALLPARK ©•f . 400 S / .f Redwood Rd 800 S ,.•'.�' ,. '�• POPLAR GROVE 900 S •• 9-Line Trail Jordan Park � - {f 13005Barriers . y Railroads/Railyard .lee 5 Challenges Jordan River Trail �••© Auto-centric • •• .• Disconnected street At-grade railroad crossing GLEWALE High-risk WESTSIDE 15 Opportunities corridorFrequent transit • 2100 S •• Low-stress walking or biking corridor Cx 91l Earth *From the WFRC Safety Action•a Project schedule DEVELOP IDEAS Co-create solutions ACTION PLAN Screening analysis Map to realization December 2025 - - - January - December August 06 January 2027 February 2027 = COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT T DEFINE THE PROBLEM � PRIORITIZE THE SOLUTIONS • Community engagernent Foundation report aFeasibility analysis o Prioritize solutions • Existing conditions ` fI 1 SI-C WEST EAST CONNECTIONS U T A 4%L.WE 1 Public Engagement M1,1 Round One: �z �� � ��� Lys Identify shared concept of the a ', :� ,Y,>�` rm{ r:, T '4 problemtp _ Spring 2025 '1 :� �� j �� ��''��, �� r�.�s�l Round Two 14 e l[[� ',s•J�M��,tiiA What should we do about it? Winter/Spring 2026 A h4 .ry * 11� r SLO WEST EAST CONNECTIONS What We Heard From May 2-June 20, 2025, we asked the community to tell us about their experience with the west-east divide. _ _ _ Improved Travel Time ' 51 participants live in Rose Park,• • survey GOALS4 & Fewer Dela s participants P• ' - and • - " 92% say they drive but... 71 % 50% 48% 190 338 participants said they feel they participants expressed desire for say their travel is of the time, people of westside residents have to drive instead of bike or more extensive, frequent and free delayed multiple use overpasses to say they can't access walk to avoid delays transit options on the westside times per day, daily, avoid delays, even if it the goods and or weekly means driving further services they need in their neighborhood �� " not bike in thisarea because of ' of ' ecrossings railroad tracks where / need them to . Participants want better grocery, ����a �Y� 0. _ dining and healthcare options 1'1`IU T A 4%.W E Public Engagement: Round 2 Almost 600 discrete ro osals �J ®, p p from the public and the CAB, with a huge range of scale Screened and evaluated on how �• - ���; �. �,��� well they solve the problem and feasibility ,���• as SLO WEST EAST i CONNECTIONS • 4%L.WE "4KOUNECT X WE T. Where we are at now. . . - � Packaging solutions into categories for evaluation 1 Corridors Large Scale "k ao Non (or not traditionally) _ F transportation CAB and then general public will identify where the project will �F focus it's energy t CONNECTIONSSI-C WEST EAST What's next. . . Engage the public on which solutions should be elevated Come to our Block Parties! Inform selected solutions with economic, engineering and other data to make them funding ready g p - - ------ Create a funding roadma for ' ' T--- --- � - --- - implementation 973 x w 11 SLO WEST EAST 4eS G�. r�. 'b.o Y--' •&4 4.s r' III 1 Y/Q up _�; !0 CONNECTIONS Stay in Touch 0 westeastconnections@slc.gov p bit.ly/west-east-connections/ 385-360-5673 Scan _ Q . i� - • • - • visit • � the project web site!