Mountainland MPO conducts various transportation studies to give leaders and the public the information needed in making decisions for the valley's tranportation network. With the high growth rate over the past 15 years and continuing through 2030, it is imparitive that we make the right decisions. The vast amounts of data needed for transportation studies is constantly changing making it important to update studies and plans often.
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.
TAZ Maps show the geographic extents of each zone.
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