Planning

Links to government agencies, businesses, and ngos which plan the future of Utah

Energy Policy Options for Utah

Class taught at the University of Utah Fall Semester 2007.

Climate Change Stakeholder Work Group

The Division of Air Quality of the State of Utah has received a grant from the Hewlett Foundation to help develop specific policy and program options to document and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Utah. This grant supports a stakeholder work group that provides analytical support to the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Council on Climate Change. The work group also assists the Council in identifying policy and program options.

WFRC

Wasatch Front Regional Council

Envision Utah

Public-private partnership promoting quality growth with goals in air quality, transportation options, open space preservation, housing, infrastructure.

UTA

Utah Transit Authority

Utah Constitution

According to the Utah Constitution, the gasoline tax is to be used entirely for highways, driver education and traffic law enforcement and apparently may not be used even for other transportation needs or mitigation of the detrimental effects of over-reliance on automobiles (Article XIII Section 5).

Daybreak, South Jordan

Daybreak is the first settlement developing the huge tract of land owned by Kennecott Land at the West bench of the intermountain valley

Downtown Transportation Master Plan

Long-term transportation strategy for downtown Salt Lake City over the next 25 years, with mobility improvements for pedestrians, bicyclists, automobiles, buses, light rail and commuter rail operations. The draft plan complements Salt Lake City's land use policy.

Renewable energy policies

Energy links and work area