Goals & Strategies

Goals

Livable & Healthy Communities
EconomicAccess
Access to Economic & Educational Opportunities
Manageable & Reliable Traffic Conditions
Quality Transportation Choices
Safe, User Friendly Streets
Clean Air
Housing Choices & Affordable Living Expenses 
Fiscally-Responsible Communities & Infrastructure
Sustainable Environment
Ample Parks & Public Spaces

Strategies

Wasatch Choice Vision key strategies for a thriving region and communities:
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Transportation choices: Provide people with real choices in how they get around – by driving, transit, biking and walking – so people can easily reach their destinations.

  1. Invest in transportation choices: roads, trails, and transit 
  2. Interconnect most streets to reduce trip distances, disperse traffic, and make it easier to walk and bike 
  3. Grow near transit. Create opportunities for growth of city and town centers near transit to help more people have transportation choices and reduce traffic congestion
  4. Design walkable streets. Design some streets and adjacent land uses to prioritize walking and bicycling 
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Housing options: Support housing types and locations that meet the needs of all residents. 

  1. Allow the highest intensities in city and town centers and near transit (apartments, condos) 
  2. Provide more entry-level housing options, such as single-family homes on small lots, townhouses, duplexes to four-plexes, and cottage courts
  3. Help rural areas stay rural by accommodating growth in urban areas
  4. Allow master-planned communities to grow in greenfield areas with a variety of housing types and mixed uses

Parks and public spaces: Ensure ample and convenient parks, public spaces, and open land for gathering and recreating.

  1. Invest in open space preservation through conservation easements or purchases
  2. Identify opportunities for infill and redevelopment as a strategy to conserve open space
  3. Allow for clustering of homes on smaller lots to preserve areas for open space
  4. Construct more public spaces, including parks, plazas, and community-gathering places as communities grow
  5. Explore adding parks to existing neighborhoods that are underserved 
  6. Include in master-planned communities parks, trails, and community open spaces

City and town centers: Create and enhance city and town centers as the hearts of our communities – walkable areas where activity is focused, with places to live, work and play.

  1. Preserve the character of existing suburban single-family residential areas by creating opportunities for more growth to be absorbed in city and town centers
  2. Create pedestrian-friendly areas, including land uses, plazas, and streets that welcome social interaction
  3. Mix homes, jobs, and shopping within centers to enable shorter trips
  4. Allow strip malls, big box stores, and parking lots to change into housing or mixed-use areas
  5. Meet parking needs with “right-sized” shared and structured parking to leave more space for buildings and plazas
  6. Enhance sidewalks, bike lanes, shade trees, and lighting to make centers more inviting

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