VODA worked with LYRB and Salt Lake County planning and economic development staff to create a new “Best Practice” document to guide future economic development in the region. This document was added to the Best Practices document developed in 2008 by VODA, CRSA, and others for inclusion in Salt Lake County’s Township General Plans. The Economic Development Best Practice focuses on specific funding mechanisms that will best assist local governments in ensuring development is guided and sustainable. In 2010 the Township General Plans were awarded a “plan development” award by the Utah Chapter of the American Planning Association.
Archive for General Planning
In June 2010, a Chevron pipeline running through the foothills above Salt Lake City began leaking raw crude oil into Red Butte Creek. The spill lasted only a few hours, but dumped an estimated 30,000 gallons of oil into a creek running through residential areas, public parks, and natural areas. VODA was hired by Carbaugh & Associates and the city of Salt Lake to assist in facilitating public meetings that would determine what actions the city could take to prevent future spills, and how to deal with similar accidents in the future.
Utah APA Awards 2010
09 Aug 2010
The Utah Chapter of the American Planning Association has awarded the Salt Lake County Townships General Plan Update a “plan development” award for 2009. VODA worked on this project with CRSA, and was instrumental in the production of the document from conceptual planning to “best practice” creation. This document was adopted by the Salt Lake County Council in 2009, and is the key component of a shift in the long range planning process for Salt Lake County.
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On a team with Community Studio, VODA was enlisted to create 3D concepts for inclusion in a transit-oriented development study for the city of South Lake Lake. A 3D model was created and revised to illustrate to city officials the potential for growth along key transit routes traversing South Salt Lake. Read more about this project »
Cache Logan Airport Master Plan; Logan, UT
15 Jan 2010
VODA worked on a team led by CRSA to craft a master land use plan for the Cache Logan Airport area. Involving all adjacent communities, the master land use plan was created to ensure that future development along the two major corridors adjacent to the airport was compatible with the continued operations of the airport. GIS and other mapping software was used to analyze environmental and developmental constraints to development in the study area.
Farmington TOD Guidelines; Farmington, UT
20 Sep 2009
While on a team at CRSA Mark Morris from VODA assisted in the development of a regulating plan for the Farmington Station area of the FrontRunner commuter rail system. The city of Farmington had been dissatisfied with previous ordinances for the area, and wanted to craft a regulating plan that would be effective in creating the transit-oriented development patterns that would be most appropriate for this area.
In 2009 VODA worked on a team at CRSA to assist Nibley City in creating new Commercial and Institutional Design Standards. These standards were developed with the input of both the Planning Commission and City Council, and adopted successfully in 2009. Several meetings were held directly with the City Council, and weekly progress reports were provided the Nibley City Planner. Of particular interest for the process was the way that commercial development along the Hwy 89/91 corridor would create “sense of place” for Nibley.
Dutch John Land Use Plan; Dutch John, UT
15 Sep 2009
A fast growth rate and natural barriers have caused division within the boundaries of Eagle Mountain City and a lack of open space and park amenities sufficient for its population and demographics. Design Workshop produced an overall long-term master plan for the city’s parks and open space.
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