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Housing:
- Average size of single-family lot decreases from 0.32 acre today to 0.29 acre in 2020
- Homes are closer together; most new homes are single-family homes
- Wider variety of housing options available than in A or B, including townhouses, condos, apartments, and small lot homes
- Much of new housing would be located in villages and towns situated along major roads and rail lines
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Transportation:
- Expanded transit system augments road network to provide:
- More transportation options
- Lower per-person transportation costs
- Families can operate with fewer cars
- 25% of population has easy access to rail transit
- Rail transit provides convenient access to most Salt Lake area communities
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Land:
- Land consumption is slower than A or B
- Urbanized area grows by 29% from 1998 to 2020
- New development is placed within existing urban areas and clustered around transit routes, leaving more land for open space and agriculture
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Cost:
- Diversity of housing options makes affordable housing available
- Lowest infrastructure costs of all scenarios
- Lower personal transportation costs than A or B
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Water:
- Second-lowest water consumption of all scenarios
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Air
Quality:
- Best air quality of all scenarios
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