By 2030, population and employment are projected to increase substantially in South Davis County, resulting in an almost 200% increase in total daily transit trips. The highest demand for travel will be between Salt Lake City and North Salt Lake, Woods Cross, and Bountiful.
A major transportation investment in the South Davis Transit Corridor is needed to respond to increased travel demand, to provide transportation options for travelers to avoid congestion at key intersections within the corridor, to provide an increase in transit reliability and improve east-west connectivity as well as north-south service, and to improve land use and transportation integration. In addition, this is an investment that will reduce the transportation related impact on the air quality in South Davis County.
The UTA has prepared a Draft Environmental Study Report (ESR) for the South Davis Transit Corridor project that defines the purpose and need for the project, alternatives considered and potential for environmental impact etc. A 30-day public comment period for this Draft ESR will occur from Feb. 15, 2010 to March 16, 2010.
A consideration of wise transportation expansion in South Davis County can have a tremendous effect on the air quality in our area. I encourage you to check out the following link where you can read the Executive Summary which provides a good analysis of the process and need.
http://www.rideuta.com/projects/southDavisTransitStudy/overview.aspx
Also on that site are the ways to provide public comment and details on how to participate in the public meeting which will be held March 2 at the Centerville Junior High from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.
A man asked the person sitting next to me at dinner, if he lived north of Salt Lake. He replied “yes” and then the man said “I don’t remember any time in the past 6 or 7 years that the roads northof the city weren’t torn up for construction. I don’t know how you people up north put up with it.”