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Utah Recommends 37 New Opportunity Zones Utah is taking another step toward attracting private investment to communities with plans for housing, jobs, and connected centers. On September 24, 2026, Governor Spencer Cox recommended 37 census tracts for the next round of federal Opportunity Zones. Eighteen are in the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) area, where the designations could help communities

For Immediate Release: July 6, 2026   SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), in partnership with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), has released the Draft 2027–2032 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), identifying more than 800 transportation projects totaling over $10 billion in planned investments during the next six years

Funding opportunity! As a way of advancing the Beehive Bikeways vision, WFRC has allocated $85,000 of funding to develop conceptual design plans for Beehive Bikeways corridors, as identified by local jurisdictions. Click here to apply. Applications will be accepted until 3:00 pm, Thursday, January 22. Feel free to reach out to Hugh Van Wagenen if you have any questions about

Compare year-to-year taxable sales between 2015 and 2022, using data from the Utah State Tax Commission (USTC), for mid and large-sized cities. This new dashboard is an upgrade to our previous COVID-era taxable sales map, so you can view these trends in a more interactive fashion.

This year’s total TLC program funding awarded approximately $2.1 million from the intergovernmental partnership, with local matches equaling approximately $260,000, for a total region-wide funding amount of $2.4 million – a record high, reflecting the significant demands growth is placing on our communities.

Thank you to our transportation partners, local communities, and stakeholders for the input over the last few months on the draft fiscally constrained 2023-2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP).