While we are supportive of some of the proposed changes to the freeway interchanges, we don’t believe expanding the lanes by one will achieve desired results.

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.