Coordinated Human Services TRANSPORTATION PLAN Ogden - Layton Urbanized Area 2017-2021 Prepared by Utah Transit Authority’s Coordinated Mobility Department 699 W 200 S Salt Lake City UT. 84101 (801) 287-5333 Table of Contents Ogden-Layton Urbanized Area . 1 Background . .2 Regional Accomplishments . 4 Future Regional Objectives . 7 Ogden-Layton UZA . 10 Ogden-Layton Demography . 17 Local Accomplishments and Goals . 25 Proposed Projects . 30 Ogden-Layton UZA Plan 2017 // UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY // Table of Contents Ogden-Layton Urbanized Area Ogden-Layton UZA Plan 2017 // UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY // 1 Background The passage of the federal transportation A system this large requires an enormous reauthorization, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for amount of cooperation across the region . Progress in the 21st Century) in July 2012 UTA works closely with the Wasatch Front incorporated the New Freedom program Regional Council (WFRC) and Mountainland (49 USC§ 5317 under SAFETEA-LU) into the Association of Governments (MAG), the local updated 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors metropolitan planning organizations along and Individuals with Disabilities Program . the Wasatch Front (both of which are fund- The purpose of the 5310 program under ing partners of this project), as well as the MAP-21 is to enhance mobility for seniors seven county governments, 77 communities and persons with disabilities by providing that make up the Wasatch Front, and the funds for programs to serve the special Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) . needs of transit-dependent populations Through their joint Transportation and Land beyond traditional public transportation Use Connection program, WFRC and UTA services and Americans with Disabilities Act specifically provides technical assistance (ADA) complementary paratransit services . and training to support innovative land use Additionally, under MAP-21, funds are now planning among the communities that it allocated directly to the large urbanized serves, especially those communities with areas (UZA) . The Fast Act of 2015 contin- new rail stations who may not be familiar ued funding and principles of Map 21 in with the fundamental principles of transit-ori- the recent federal five year transportation ented development (TOD) . reauthorization . UTA Mission As a result of the MAP-21 changes, the Gov- Strengthen and connect communities ernor of Utah designated UTA as the recipi- enabling individuals to pursue a fuller life ent for FTA 5310 funds in the Ogden-Layton, with greater ease and convenience by Provo-Orem, and Salt Lake City-West Valley leading through partnering, planning, and City large urbanized areas in 2013 . wise investement of physical, economic, UTA was established in 1970 as a local and human resources . district political subdivision of the State of Utah . Oversight of UTA is exercised by a UTA Vision 16-member Board of Trustees, the majority Provide an integrated system of of which are appointed by elected officials innovative, accessible, and efficient public of the constituent members of the transit transportation services that contribute to district . UTA provides public transit services increased access to opportunities and a throughout the Wasatch Front that includes healthy environment for all people of the the three large urbanized areas . Wasatch region . The total service area of UTA is over 1,600 square miles . The entire system serves more Projected population growth puts pressure than 1 .8 million people and represents one on the area’s transportation system to be of the largest geographic service areas of ready to serve more residents, more trips, any transit agency in the United States, pro- more freight and more traffic. UTA and its viding more than 46 million rides in 2015 1. partners agree that transit is one of the best options to address this situation . 1. “2013-2018 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.” Wasatch Front Economic Development District. April 2013. 2 // Ogden-Layton UZA Plan 2017 // UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY WASATCH FRONT UZAS (LARGE URBANIZED AREAS) THE OGDEN-LAYTON AREA CONSISTS OF PORTIONS OF: Box Elder County - Bear River Association of Governments (BRAG) planning region Davis County - Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) planning region Weber County - WFRC planning region THE SLC-WVC AREA CONSISTS OF: Salt Lake County - WFRC planning region THE PROVO-OREM AREA CONSISTS OF PORTIONS OF: Utah County – Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) planning region Ogden-Layton UZA Plan 2017 // UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY // 3 Regional Accomplishments The 2013 Wasatch Mobility Plan identified applications were being taken for and in strategies for furthering mobility efforts getting awarded vehicles/funds to partners . along the Wasatch Front . The UTA The Coordinated Mobility Department Coordinated Mobility Department, in engaged the Local Coordinating Councils in conjunction with the UZA Local Coordinating the grant award process to allow for more Councils, have worked together to implement stakeholder input and for transparency . A these strategies . An update of what has planned yearly schedule of the process has been accomplished regionally is provided been established so that grant applicants below . are applying for the current year’s funding . The Coordinated Mobility Department has DESIGNATED RECIPIENT also established internal processes to In 2013, the Governor of Utah designated streamline the acquisition of vehicles and UTA as the recipient for the FTA 5310 funds the disbursement of funds to awardees for a in the Ogden-Layton, Provo-Orem, and Salt quicker grant turn around time . Lake City-West Valley City large urbanized areas . The FTA Section 5310 Program INCREASED ATTENDANCE AT LOCAL provides funding to non-profit social services COORDINATING COUNCILS and public agencies for qualified projects. UTA COORDINATED MOBILITY DEPARTMENT UTA committed to support a Coordinated Mobility Department prior to being awarded designee status . Once UTA was designated as the recipient for 5310 funds, a manager and intern were hired to begin the work of coordinated transportation . With monetary and visionary support from UTA, combined Participation by Human Service with hard work, this department now has Transportation (HST) providers has improved a manager, three full-time employees, one at the UZA Local Coordinating Councils . part-time employee and an intern to support Over the past two years, Ogden-Layton the many mobility projects in process . attendance has increased 200%; Salt The outreach of the Coordinated Mobility Lake-West Valley attendance has increased Department spans a number of communities 275%; and Orem-Provo attendance has along the entire Wasatch Front and Tooele increased 67% . Along with the increased County serving over 300+ partner agencies . attendance, there has also been increased engagement of the partners at the meetings . 5310 GRANT PROCESS The Coordinated Mobility Department has At the time UTA Coordinated Mobility took worked hard to bring value for providers to over the 5310 Grant for the large UZAs, the LCC meetings . Outreach to individual the process was behind in what year providers has taken place so they are better 4 // Ogden-Layton UZA Plan 2017 // UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY aware of what the Council does as well of The process of methodology included: availability of funding . During meetings, • Identifying as many providers as the Providers participate in discussion of possible-which is an ongoing process the Mobility Plan, common challenges they experience with serving their clients, and • Developing an inventory survey possible common/coordinated solutions • Distributing the survey in two rounds over that can benefit all the participants. Council the span of a year attendees also evaluate and rank the 5310 • Revising and refining the survey over Grant funding requests . This engagement time of the attending providers has helped the • Gathering as much information and as partners take ownership of their councils . many responses as possible PASSAGE OF SCR 8 • Providing high level data which can now As the Designated Recipient, under be used on an ongoing basis the 5310 Program, UTA’s Coordinated Mobility Department is required to assess LEAD ON INTELLIGENT available transportation services for those TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROJECTS of low-income, seniors, and persons with BENEFITTING ALL PROVIDERS disabilities . These assessments include the Two federal veterans’ grants are providing public, private, non-profit, and government funding for the development of a Regional providers, or agencies, of these services Trip Planner as well as a Scheduling and along the Wasatch Front urbanized area . UTA Dispatching software . These software determined that an in depth, comprehensive programs are Open Source and are available inventory would be needed for the 5310 for use, at no charge, for any Human Service Program . Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 Transportation Providers in the State of shows support from the Utah Legislature and Utah . These programs will allow greater Governor of UTA’s efforts in doing a survey to efficiency in vehicle operations which will evaluate the current Human Transportation result in greater transportation service Provider inventory to meet transportation delivery . needs of seniors and those with disabilities . UTAH RIDELINK EXTENSIVE INVENTORY OF HST This website links all human transportation PROVIDERS services into one site . Users simply input Two interns, hired by the Coordinated their future trip details