Solving the Puzzle of Salt Lake City’s East-West Connections
In April 2022, Salt Lake City applied for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary federal grant program for a 3-year comprehensive planning, engineering, and environmental study of east-west connections in Salt Lake City, particularly for people walking, bicycling, or taking transit. Although this grant was not funded, work is still needed to identify specific ways to improve these crossings across the Interstate-15 and railroad corridors for safety, comfort, and travel time reliability. Salt Lake City will continue to seek funding to address this community need.
Grant Application Project Narrative
Letters of Funding Commitment – 4 letters, linked below.
Letters of Support & Comments – 48 letters and 66 comments, all linked below
Related Plans and Studies
- Salt Lake City Pedestrian & Bicycle Master Plan (2015)
- Salt Lake City Transit Master Plan (2017)
- Westside Transportation Equity Study (2021)
- 9 Line Trail Extension Study (2018)
- Westside Master Plan (2014)
- Ballpark Station Area Plan (pending adoption)
- Connect SLC – Transportation Master Plan update (in progress)
- Salt Lake City Transportation Master Plan (1996)
- Wasatch Front Central Corridor Study (2017)
- Salt Lake County Active Transportation Implementation Plan (2017)
- Regional Transportation Plan (2019)
- Utah Freight Plan Summary (2017)
Media and History Articles
- Train-Bicycle Fatality during 999 Social Bicycle Ride – July 2018
- Train-Pedestrian Fatality at 900 South – August 2018
- Train-Pedestrian Injury at 900 South – December 2018
- Salt Lake City hopes a federal grant will help mend an east-west transportation divide – April 2022
- Utah Heritage and Arts – Railroads and Salt Lake’s Westside
Letters of Support and Funding Commitment
- Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall
- Salt Lake City Transportation Division
- Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency (RDA)
- Salt Lake City Public Utilities
Letters of Support / Public Comments