The Wasatch Front Regional Council unveiled a refreshed Wasatch Choice Vision and a new interactive website that staff said presents a voluntary, long-range framework for coordinating land use and transportation investments across the region.

Ted Knowlton, WFRC staff, gave an overview of the refresh, saying the vision combines transportation, housing, parks and town centers into a shared regional plan. "Utah is growing and we have a plan," Knowlton told the committee, and he walked members through the new wasatchchoice.org site and its interactive map.

The presentation summarized four key strategies that staff said underlie the vision: expanding transportation choices (driving, transit, biking, walking), increasing housing options, preserving and creating parks and public spaces, and strengthening city and town centers as walkable mixed-use places. Staff noted the planning footprint spans from southern Box Elder County through Utah County and looks ahead to 2050.

Knowlton highlighted modeled regional benefits if jurisdictions implement the voluntary vision: staff said the analysis estimates people could reach about 30% more destinations within a typical commute, conserve roughly 35 square miles of land compared with less coordinated growth, and reduce regional water demand by about 3,000,000,000 gallons annually. Staff framed the map as a tool for local governments, transit and roadway agencies to align investments and land-use planning.

The committee viewed a short outreach video that summarizes the vision and staff encouraged members to explore the interactive map to provide local context and to help communities align local plans with regional transportation priorities.