Sweet Streets at the 2023 Utah Legislature: Here’s what you need to know

The 2023 legislative session was a big one for safe streets and active transportation. Lawmakers budgeted $45 million for the buildout of a statewide trails network, FrontRunner got a $200 million injection for a new Draper station and more sections of double-track, and the state is putting more attention toward those tricky areas where sidewalks, bike lanes, trails and passenger rail get tied up around freight trains.