The Transit Fresh Look is an effort for communities and agencies to coalesce behind a desired and feasible transit future for southwestern Salt Lake County and northwestern Utah County.
The effort utilizes a process distinct from previous efforts. We’re going beyond the traditional criteria analyzed in transit studies and asking the question, “What would it take?” Is there political will we can gather? Are there land use levers we can modify? We’re looking at various funding mechanisms besides federal funding.
The Transit Fresh Look focuses on major regional public transit improvements as a companion to other near-term efforts that identify ways to meet pressing transit needs in the area.
The area included in this effort is southwest Salt Lake County and Northwest Utah County, including: South Jordan, West Jordan, Riverton, Herriman, Bluffdale, Lehi, Saratoga Springs, and Eagle Mountain.
Four different alternatives were evaluated by costs and benefits. The analysis was organized into three main categories: operational efficiency, financial health, and community benefits. Operational efficiency metrics included service provision and performance. Financial health metrics included the relative costs and revenue considerations. Community benefits metrics included social equity and economic opportunity.
This is a joint effort led by a partnership of the following:
Local Governments
- South Jordan
- West Jordan
- Riverton
- Herriman
- Bluffdale
- Salt Lake County
- Lehi
- Saratoga Springs
- Eagle Mountain
- Utah County
Transportation
- Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
- Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)
- Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC)
- Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG)
Other Stakeholders
- State Legislators
- Chambers
- The Point/POMSLA
- Jordan School DIstrict
- Alpine School District
- Larry H. Miller Company
- Rio Tinto
- Third Cadence
- Camp Williams
- Olympia/Shoreline
- University of Utah
- Salt Lake Community College
- Suburban Land Reserve
- Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT)
The Partnership Committee is made up of local elected officials, city staff, local business and legislative stakeholders, with the transportation partners of UDOT, UTA, MAG, and WFRC.
The Technical Advisory Committee is made up of city staff from planners to engineers.
The firm Kimley-Horn has been selected by these communities and organizations to assist the effort.
Representatives of Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG), Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), and Utah Transit Authority (UTA) are overseeing the work of the consultant team.
April 2024 – Kickoff meetings, one in Salt Lake County and one in Utah County. During these kickoff meetings, the stakeholders drafted goals and metrics.
July 2024 – Partnership and Technical Advisory Committees met and finalized project goals, metrics, and began drafting priority corridors.
August 2024 – The transportation partners met with each city council in the study area to provide an overview of the study.
September 2024 – Partnership and Technical Advisory Committees met to review the first draft of priority corridors based on the project’s goals and metrics. Priority corridors were refined during this meeting and will continue to be modified through the coming months.
November 2024 – Partnership met and reviewed refined priority corridors during this meeting. The partnership focused on the mode of transit we want to pursue in these corridors.
January 2025 – The project team met with each individual city to review the land use and corridors. At these meetings, the project team confirmed the priorities of each city.
March 2025 – The Partnership met and considered the more refined and detailed vision for the transit network corridors and modes, reflecting a synthesis of all of the input and analysis from each city and stakeholder.
May 2025 – The Partnership met and explored what it might take to make the transit vision a reality. This included a discussion on land use. This meeting also took a more in-depth look at additional data analyses for discussion.
October 2025 – The Partnership met to identify preferred options for key visionary transit ideas.
December 2025 – This will be the anticipated last Partnership meeting during the Transit Fresh Look formal effort. This milestone will focus on initial steps to advance the Partnership’s vision.
- Herriman Transit Study
- West General Plan
- Southwest Salt Lake County Transportation Analysis and Solutions Development Study
- The Point of the Mountain Transit Study
- UTA’s Five Year Service Plan
- WFRC 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan
- UTA Moves 2050 (Long Range Transit Plan)
- MAG TransPlan50
- The North West Utah County Transit Study
For more information please contact Samantha DeSeelhorst at [email protected] or Kendall Willardson at [email protected].