Initial Programming
UTN Initial Programming
The state of Utah is excited to get moving on some trail projects! After meeting with communities across the state in fall of 2023, UDOT and its partners developed a list of 43 Tier One projects that meet the UTN Guiding Principles, emphasize a transportation benefit, and are feasible for construction soon. These same projects were considered for initial UTN funding and were evaluated using the TIF Active Prioritization Model (see below for the ranked list). All other projects we heard about at our fall workshops will be considered for future funding.
The Trails Division assessed the 43 ranked projects against available funding in the UTN two year budget and developed a list of 21 projects initially recommended for programming.
Further refinement of the projects continued into spring of 2024 and 19 projects are seeking Commission approval at the May, 2024 meeting. The link below outlines the funding approval request.
The Programming Recommendations are available to view and filter by their type:
Construction Ready
Planning & Environmental Evaluation
Tier Two and Tier Three projects will be considered for future funding.
UTN Initial Programming Ranked List
The UDOT TIF Active Prioritization Model was used to rank the 43 Tier One project list. This ranked list is a decision support tool when making project funding recommendations. Additional project context is also considered when making final recommendations.
The following steps were taken to develop the Initial Programming Ranked List & Recommendations:
