The Transportation and Land Use Connection (TLC) program is a partnership between the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), Salt Lake County, Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), and Utah Transit Authority (UTA).
The TLC program provides technical assistance to local communities to help them achieve their goals and plan for growth. The program helps communities implement changes to the built environment that reduce traffic on roads and enable more people to easily walk, bike, and use transit. This approach is consistent with the Wasatch Choice Vision and helps residents living throughout the region enjoy a high quality of life through enhanced mobility, better air quality, and improved economic opportunities.
The Transportation and Land Use Connection supports local governments in their planning efforts, implementing the Wasatch Choice Vision.
- Maximize the value of investment in public infrastructure.
- Enhance access to opportunities.
- Increase travel options to optimize mobility.
- Create communities with opportunities to live, work, and play.
For additional information regarding the TLC program, please contact Megan Padjen.
The Ordinance Assistance opportunity aims to help communities in implementing their planning goals through local ordinances. The program provides technical assistance regarding ordinances related to parking, subdivisions, street connectivity, zoning, and more.
Undertaking audits and updates to these ordinances is a time-consuming and technical effort. Wasatch Front Regional Council staff will work with local staff, appointed officials, and/or elected officials to understand the community’s ordinance needs and conduct the audit at no-cost to the local communities. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. Projects will be accepted based on the project’s support of local goals and the Wasatch Choice Vision, as well as WFRC staff capacity.
Reach out to WFRC staff Byron Head at bhead@wfrc.org for more information.
As a result of the 2022 state Legislative session, HB462 (titled Housing Affordability Amendments) passed and was signed into law requiring a city that has a fixed-guideway public transit station (rail or BRT), the city must develop a Station Area Plan for that station and update its general plan and zoning to implement the Station Area Plan. The Wasatch Front Regional Council can provide technical assistance to help communities implement Station Area Plans in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, the Utah Transit Authority, and the Mountainlands Association of Governments.