Utah Street Connectivity Guide
High levels of street connectivity achieve many goals. Street connectivity disperses traffic leading to a significant reduction in travel times, delays, and having to walk or bike on larger, busier streets. Street connectivity helps everyone travel “more like the crow flies.” i.e., routes are straighter. This means that a pedestrian can reach more things within their walk. This increased ability to walk or bike leads to documented outcomes as diverse as increased property values, more transit use, obesity prevention, and ecosystem conservation.
The Utah Street Connectivity Guide is a comprehensive resource for improving street connectivity in communities throughout Utah. The guide is a joint project of the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG), Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), and Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC).
Utah Street Connectivity Guide
Identifies what street connectivity is and how it can be measured.
Makes the case for street connectivity, including research on the myriad benefits on safety, health, economic vitality, the environment, and quality of life. This includes community case studies that quantify the benefits to connectivity.
Provides ways to improve street connectivity. The guide identifies how different types of Utah communities – from urban to suburban to rural, and from neighborhoods to special districts – can improve their connectivity in ways appropriate to their context and character.
