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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

What is the Commuter Flow Map? WFRC’s newly updated Utah Commuter Flow Map uses anonymized employment data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Origin Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) dataset to display commuting patterns between communities across the Wasatch Front. By aggregating home-to-work connections for each city, the commuter flow map shows where residents work, where workers travel from, and how

Salt Lake City, UT — The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) announced 15 new awarded projects to plan for growth in innovative ways. The Transportation and Land Use Connection (TLC) is a $1.9 million program, led by WFRC with support from UDOT, UTA, and GOPB. It provides technical assistance to help local governments create plans and implementation strategies that help them achieve their vision, while

As Utah continues to face rapid growth, local leaders are showing what coordinated, community-driven planning can achieve. Today, the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) officially certified 14 new Station Area Plans (SAPs) guiding development around rail and bus rapid transit stations throughout the region — bringing the total to 72 certified plans that together pave the way for more than 75,000 new

Utah’s rapid growth is no secret. Every day, families feel the strain of rising housing costs and longer commutes. But across the Wasatch Front, communities are proving there are effective ways to navigate the impacts of growth. The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), in partnership with Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) and the Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT),

Funds planned for 15 priority projects, including enhancements for pedestrians and cyclists SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $24.5 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant for 15 Wasatch Front region projects that will improve transit access. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) applied for the grant, in close collaboration with