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American Fork development tracker

Polycentric City Master Plan and Transit Circulator Study

MAG- and city-funded plan by MHTN Architects, Horrocks and Alta Planning organizing growth around six activity centers, with transit (microtransit first, circulator later) and trail corridors including a Rail Trail, American Fork River Trail and Spring Creek Trail.

Where it stands
Approved
Type
Area or general plan
Applicant
American Fork City / MAG

Every hearing and vote

  1. April 13, 2021 · City Council

    UDOT planning grant for American Fork transit circulator study

    Approved · 4-0

    Approved a cooperative agreement for an $85,000 UDOT Technical Planning Assistance Program grant, with a city match of just over $6,000, for a study of a circulator linking FrontRunner, The Meadows, Main Street and the east side; a consultant will likely come from UDOT's prequalified pool. Councilmember Carroll noted how much has been spent on transportation studies.

    Moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded by Councilmember Carroll. Vote: 4-0 (one seat vacant)

  2. May 6, 2025 · City Council work session

    Polycentric City plan proposal

    Discussed

    Plan to link the city's dispersed centers (downtown, station/TOD area, Boat Harbor recreation area) through land use, economic development and multimodal transportation, folding in a UDOT-funded circulator study. MAG administers consultant contracts through its technical assistance program; city provides a $38,000 local match toward roughly $350,000 total. RFPs ready pending council feedback; coordination with Lehi on trail alignments.

    • City match: $38,000
    • Total with MAG/UDOT: about $350,000

  3. February 3, 2026 · City Council work session

    Polycentric city plan

    Discussed

    MHTN consultants (Ryan Wallace, Emily Seang, Lauren Leydsman, Mehrnaz Fereydouni) presented a long-range plan built around six nodes: Transit (TOD area), Commercial (west side north of I-15), Downtown (Main Street), East Gateway (State Street), Employment (near the I-15/500 East exit) and Recreation (Boat Harbor), plus a transit circulator study looking at on-demand service, realigned routes and a FrontRunner circulator, and a shore-to-summit trail to be pursued with grants.

    • Consultant: MHTN

  4. June 2, 2026 · City Council work session

    Transit Circulator Study and Polycentric City Master Plan

    Discussed

    MHTN Architects, Horrocks and Alta Planning presented the MAG- and city-funded study, due for completion Aug. 1. It identifies six activity centers (Transit Center, Commercial Center, Downtown, East Gateway, Employment Center, Recreation Center). The near-term transit recommendation is the UTA/Utah County/UDOT microtransit zone (about 77 square miles, about 16 vans, $2.50 fare) launching in August; longer-term options range from peak-hour FrontRunner-Employment Center shuttles (about 80 riders a day) to a full circulator (about 420 a day in 2026, 920 by 2050). Proposed trail corridors: a Rail Trail through East Gateway, Downtown and the Commercial Center; the American Fork River Trail from the Art Dye Trail to the future Utah Lake Shore Trail (crossings at I-15 and the railroad unresolved); and a Spring Creek Trail on the west side to the FrontRunner station and the Meadows.

    • Consultants: MHTN Architects, Horrocks, Alta Planning
    • Funding: MAG and American Fork City
    • Completion target: Aug. 1, 2026