Kensington East-West Neighborhood Byway Phase 2
Transportation Alternatives Program grant application for bicycle and pedestrian improvements on low-volume streets, including enhanced crossings with pedestrian signals, median refuge islands, traffic calming and wayfinding. Hearing held February 16, 2021 with speakers in support.
- Where it stands
- Tabled
- Type
- Road project
- Location
- Kensington Avenue corridor, east-west through route
Every hearing and vote
February 16, 2021 · City Council
Public hearing: eight grant applications
Continued
Staff summarized the applications: a UDOT bridge replacement grant at 1500 West 650 North, a FEMA BRIC grant (including $100,000 for an equity and inclusion plan), a 700 North corridor grant, the Utah Inland Port Authority electrified truck facility at 700 North and John Glenn Road, the Kensington East-West Neighborhood Byway Phase 2, two Transportation and Land Use Connection grants (Granary District Area Plan and a downtown building height zoning update) and the annual state EMS per-capita grant for Fire Department supplies. Speakers supported the bridge and FEMA grants and the Kensington byway, citing safer routes for pedestrians and children. One speaker raised transparency and opposition concerns about the Utah Inland Port Authority truck facility. The council moved to close the hearings and refer Items 1-8 to a future consent agenda.