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"Investments in our
transportation and infrastructure
are investments in our economy, in
our communities and in our quality
of life."
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Bill Lipinski
U.S. Congressman from Illinois. 1937
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Issue:
New Master Transportation Plan
Starting in
February 2007, Draper City hired H.W. Lochner
and InterPlan Company to review and update the
city's Master Transportation Plan, working with
city staff.
In May, a
representative group of citizens (the Citizen's
Transportation Committee) was created to work
with these consultants and city staff during
this process. This committee met with the
consultants and city staff on three occasions
between May and August.
During
September a presentation was made to the City
Council and an Open House was held for the
public to present some of the preliminary
findings of this review and the recommendations
for changes to the Master Transportation Plan.
The initial
findings and recommendations include a number of
controversial changes to the existing plan,
including the expansion of 1300 East, 300 East
and 13800 South to four lanes.
Over the next
several months this plan will be reviewed by the
Planning Commission and the City Council. There
will be several opportunities for public input
as the plan goes through the approval process.
As the quote
from Representative Lipinski above notes,
transportation is a key ingredient to a healthy
economy and a healthy community. However, it is
also clear that decisions concerning
transportation infrastructure can have a
significant impact (positive and negative) on
our quality of life. Some of the findings of
this latest review of the Master Transportation
Plan will require us as a community to take a
hard look at the balance between providing
adequate transportation throughout the city (and
regionally) and the impact of that
infrastructure. As you consider the plan, please
consider the following...
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Why is a
particular recommendation being made?
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What are
the alternatives?
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What are
the costs and impacts of the recommendations
and the alternatives?
The following
documents are also available concerning this
issue...
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