Local Visioning

Downtown Rising (2007)

The Salt Lake Chamber asked Envision Utah to help with technical research and facilitate workshops to update Salt Lake City's "Second Century Plan" of 1962. Downtown Rising had tremendous public support and resulted in a strong vision whose impact will be felt for many years to come.

• Vision Report (PDF 2.37 MB)
• Vision Poster (PDF 458 KB)
• Research Team Briefing Paper (PDF 909 KB)

Bountiful City Revitalizes Historic Fort District (2005)

Bountiful City's Main Street has changed dramatically over the past 40 years, losing its role as the city's dominant retail district. And yet, it remains probably the best historic main street in Davis County, blessed with incredible potential to be a unique pedestrian-friendly shopping environment.

Surrounding neighborhoods are struggling with some of the issues that Main Street faces: how to grow and adapt to changing market conditions while preserving the best of the past.

City leaders invited Envision Utah to facilitate a plan to look to the future of the "Fort District" area. Public workshops were held in the fall 2005 and open houses in early 2006. Bountiful City's planning department is using the input to craft a long-term plan for the area.

 

Sandy Historic District Plan (2005)

Envision Utah facilitated community workshops and open houses to allow Sandy residents to voice their preferences for the future of Sandy City's Historic District. "Envision Utah provided tools and information, but the residents are creating the vision for the area," said Ted Knowlton, Envision Utah's Planning Director. Over 120 residents, for example, attended the January 2005 open house.

 

Recreation Element of the Ogden Valley General Plan (2005)

The Weber County Commission unanimously adopted the plan on December 27th, 2005. To implement this plan, the county hired BioWEST (from May to Dec 2006) to engage the public in drafting a Transfer of Development Right Ordinance (TDR).

The "Draft Plan" can be downloaded below by clicking on the appropriate link, either by section of in it's entirety. Each is an Adobe PDF file. Adobe Reader can be downloaded from this site to view if not installed (http://get.adobe.com/reader/).

Complete Plan (Very Large File - 19.8 mB)...

• Ogden Valley General Plan Recreation Element (pdf 19.8 MB)

By Sections...

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9
• References

Wall Avenue Corridor Study, Ogden City (Nov. 2000)

Envision Utah worked with Ogden City officials, residents and other key stakeholders to develop a Master Development Plan to revitalize the Wall Avenue corridor in downtown Ogden. This plan has been adopted and is being implemented. Projects such as the Ogden City Intermodal Transportation Hub, Union Square, and other developments on 25th Street are the beginnings of a newly revitalized corridor.

• Corridor Study (JPEG 599 K)