By 2065, Utah VALLEY will add 1 million people to its population, 85% from internal growth. Together We are planning for our kids to have meaningful and healthy places to work, live, learn, and play. over 15,000 residents, stakeholders, and leaders weighed in about the future they want—check it out below.
Endorsed by the Utah County Council of Governments
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Utah Valley is at a crossroads. A high quality of life and strong economy make Utah Valley a great place to live. However, as the area adds more than a million people over the next fifty years, residents will have to address challenging questions like:
How can travel in and through Utah County remain convenient?
How can we grow jobs that pay competitive wages and that ensure people can live and work in the same area?
How can we prepare our kids and recruit talent to fuel economic and job growth?
How can housing be kept affordable so that future generations can live near where they grew up?
Cue Valley Visioning. Valley Visioning is an effort to bring together Utah Valley residents and stakeholders to establish a community-supported vision for growth in Utah Valley. The vision is more than a plan; it includes solid economic, education, land use, and transportation goals, as well as community-supported strategies to make those goals a reality.
Growth presents both a challenge and an opportunity. With careful planning and collaboration, Utah Valley residents can come together and ensure a bright future for their home—for themselves, their children, and their grandchildren.
Phase One
Phase One of the Valley Visioning project took place from October of 2018 through April 2019. A total of 12 public workshops were held across Utah County in which over 400 people were engaged. In addition, the online survey received 2,700 responses. The following document summarizes stakeholder outreach and public engagement to identify the top priorities for Utah County through 2050.
Phase Two
Phase Two of the Valley Visioning project took place from April 2019 to January 2020. This phase focused on the development of scenarios based on the feedback from our six priority working groups. These priority group topics are:
Air Quality
Water Quality and Quantity
Workforce and Education
Agriculture and Open Space
Housing
Transportation
The five scenarios were modeled for impacts such as traffic, air quality, water usage, and teacher wages. The scenarios survey was opened in October 2019 and we recorded results through January 2020. In addition, Envision Utah held seven in-person workshops throughout the county to collect feedback. Over 11,000 people responded to the survey online and in person. These results will form the beginning of the final vision.
Phase 2 Land Use Scenarios
Thank you to everyone who attended our Valley Vision Launch Webinar to learn how Utahns envision the future of air quality, education, housing, transportation, agriculture, and more in Utah Valley as we look toward 2050. We heard from several esteemed speakers (listed below) as we unveil the vision, as well as Governor Gary Herbert!
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