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Newspaper Articles ![]() Recent Releases Jordan River Vision: Workshops Aim to Launch River Cleanup
May 02, 2008 In an editorial, The Salt Lake Tribune encourages support of the Envision Utah facilitated Blueprint Jordan River.
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Officials Testify on Land Bill
April 28, 2008 The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests hear testimony on the Washington County Land Bill and the influence of the Envision Utah facilitated Vision Dixie on this bill. Senator Bennett said this bill "becomes the federal counterpart to Vision Dixie."
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New Emphasis to be Placed on Jordan River
April 27, 2008 "We're looking at the river becoming the premier regional amenity," said Gabe Epperson, project manager for Envision Utah. "People are actually going to come to Utah to use the river."
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Breaking the Public Lands Impass in Washington County
April 26, 2008 The Envision Utah facilitated Vision Dixie has shaped the Washington County Growth & Conservation Act of 2008, a compromise that breaks a decades old stalement and strikes a balance between conservation and growth.
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Growing Smart - Salt Lake Tribune editorial
March 21, 2008 Wasatch Front residents have envisioned the "ideal community," and it's a model that, if embraced by developers and planning officials, can help curb sprawl and address related problems.
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Salt Lake Mayor Commends Envision Utah & Coalition
March 14, 2008 At the Corporate Friends Breakfast, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker speaks highly of Envision Utah and its parent organization, the Coalition for Utah's Future.
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Thinking Ahead Eases Concerns About Growth
February 24, 2008 In 1997, Envision Utah commissioned a poll Utahn's attitudes towards growth. Ten years later, we revisited the issues, finding some surprising changes.
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Envision Utah Facilitates Downtown Missoula, MT Process
February 14, 2008 Facilitated by Envision Utah, Missoula residents come together for the first time in a process that ties transportation planning with land-use planning.
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County Shows Support for Vision Dixie Principles
February 05, 2008 The Washington County Commission approved a resolution adopting the Vision Dixie principles. "We are now working to put these implementations into place," said Commission Chair James Eardley.
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A Vision for Dixie
January 18, 2008 In a KSL editorial on Vision Dixie, Duane Cardall says, "Community leaders are to be commended for seeing the need to manage growth, rather than let it move forward in a helter-skelter fashion."
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Vision Dixie: Foresight, not Hindsight, 20-20
January 14, 2008 In commending Vision Dixie, a Salt Lake Tribune editorial writes: "Residents and stakeholders of the county have given their government a wonderful tool. Now it's up to public officials to use it."
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Manage Growth Now
January 13, 2008 The Spectrum's editorial writes: "The public clearly wants the Vision Dixie principles to be enacted. There's no time like the present to make that happen."
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Governor's Conference Draws a Crowd
January 11, 2008 At the "Building the Wyoming We Want" conference hosted by Governor Dave Freudenthal, Envision Utah is described as "one of the country's most successful public involvement efforts for development of a broad-based, long-term growth strategy for a major metropolitan area."
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Utah Program Could Serve as Model for Growth
January 10, 2008 The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle highlights Envision Utah at Governor Freudenthal's conference on growth.
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Vision Dixie Making Progress
Previous Years
January 05, 2008 The Washington County Commission formed a five-person committee to help implement Vision Dixie.
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Washington Post Describes Envision Utah as 'the Most Cited Success'
June 21, 2006 A group of business, civic and government leaders in Washington, D.C. consider replicating Envision Utah's approach to their region.
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Utah Offers Sustainability Model (Arizona Republic)
May 10, 2007 An Arizona Republic article highlights Envision Utah.
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