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Studies...

make up a large part of the workload at Mountainland. This work is quite important in guiding our leaders in making the right, and sometimes tough decisions of where to build expanded and new facilities.

• The Quadrant Studies are currently looking at the tranportation network needs in four areas of the county; North East Utah Valley (complete), Lake Mountain, Provo/Orem, and Nebo areas. The goal of these studies is to involve and educate local officials of the need to plan now for future roads and transit in the valley. The end results will influence the next Regional Transportation Plan.
• The Provo and Orem Intermodal Centers were studied to look at where to place commuter rail stations in the heart of the valley that would connect the proposed commuter rail, Amtrac, local and express buses, and other transportation services. The locations of these facilities are west of UVSC in Orem and the current Amtrac station in Provo.
• The I-15 Cooridor Management Study was conducted to look at the current conditions of the I-15 Freeway thoughout the valley, and what are it's future needs. This study is a main precurser to the I-15 Freeway Environmental Impact Statement work that is currently being conducted by UDOT (see UDOT Studies below.) If funding is identified, the freeway could be reconstucted from Sandy to Orem, Provo, or Spanish Fork starting in 2011.

• In 1999 the Interregional Cooridor Alternatives Analysis (IRCAA) looked at the major north/south corridor needs throughout the Wasatch Front. Major themes of this study included Commuter and Light Rail, I-15, and other major corridors.
• The North Valley Connectors Study was done to look at a bypass road to the congested Lehi Main ST. The study concluded that not only one bypass corridor was needed but three. Since this study was concluded, population and employment projection data for the area has increased dramatically. The ongoing Environmental Impact Statement work for the Mountain View Corridor is using this updated demographics and is showing the need for a future freeway in the area.
• UDOT Studies include the Mountain View Corridor Study and I-15 Freeway Environmental Work, and other current studies.
  

Data...

Transportation Data includes Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) data and maps, links to UDOT traffic count maps and data, new signal locations, and web links to other transportation agencies and organizations.

• Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ) data is available for Utah County. Data includes population, households, and employment to 2030.
  

TAZ Data File.lists all demographic data.

TAZ Maps show the geographic extents of each zone.

TAZ GIS Shape File has all the TAZ data in a GIS format.

• 2000 Census Commuting Patterns is data from the decennial census that shows where people live and work within the Wasatch Front counties.

List of board members

List of advisory committee members

• Mountainland MPOs Transportation Programs relate to the various planning functions of the transportation facilities in the urban area. Transportation Planning is our business. Together with the Utah Department of Transportation, the Utah Transit Authority, various state and federal agencies, the local government's, and the public, we plan on keeping transportation issues on the forefront of discussion so we can stay ahead of growth.
  

• The air that we breathe has always been a concern; the MPO Air Quality Program is in place to make sure that while building our transportation network we do not contribute more to the pollution problem.

• The Congestion Management Program identifies the most congested areas in the county and works on matching funding with projects to help ease the daily commute.

• The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) is growing up all around us as seen along the interstate and other roads in the form of Commuter Link cameras and electronic message signs. The 511 Traveler Information System is quite popular and improvements to transit and data collection are also part of this intelligent solution.

• Another activity of the MPO is the annual Work Program. It lists the proposed planning studies and activities proposed for the area for the coming year.