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Transportation Planning in Utah Reaches the Modern Era
by Chuck Chappell, Executive Director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council
It is no big secret that traffic congestion along the Wasatch Front has gotten worse in the last few years, even with the re-construction of I-15 and new TRAX extensions. Most of us suspect that congestion will continue to get worse over time even with such major projects as the Legacy Parkway, Commuter Rail and several important arterial street widening projects. What is not generally known is how much worse it will be and how quickly it will happen. As the transportation planning agency for the Wasatch Front Region (Davis, Weber and Salt Lake Counties), the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), in partnership with the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) in Utah County, UDOT and UTA, is charged with developing and adopting the Regional Transportation Plan which governs transportation development along the Wasatch Front.
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Whiskey is for Drinking - An Analysis of Water Use in Nevada and Utah
by Janice Houston, Senior Policy Analyst, CPPA
There has been much discussion in the media and among policymakers regarding the conflict between the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) and a group of Utah farmers and ranchers. This conflict centers on a plan by SNWA to pump and transport 810,000 acre-feet of groundwater annually from eastern Nevada into Las Vegas. SNWA says the water is needed to meet current and future growth in the Las Vegas area. Utah ranchers say the groundwater, held in a natural aquifer that straddles state lines, is inadequate to meet the demands of the proposed pipeline. Withdrawing that much water every year would lead to environmental degradation of the local ecosystem and ultimately ruin the ranchers’ livelihood.
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Energy Policy in Utah
by Laura Nelson, PhD and Ronald W. Daniels, MPA
Beginning in the early 1980’s and through May 2005, a Utah Energy Office addressed the energy issues that arose in the state. In May, 2005 Senate Bill 199 restructured the functions within the Energy Office allocating responsibilities to other agencies and subsequently created the position of “Energy Policy Advisor” within the Governor’s Senior Staff.
Herein we track the development of the current Utah Energy Policy in a post Energy Office environment and identify recent and anticipated changes associated with the formation of a new policy within the legislative and executive branches. Specifically, the 2006 legislative session formed a new basis for the current policy and further developments continue up to the present time.
Dr. Laura Nelson is Energy Advisor to Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. and Ronald W. Daniels is Energy Policy Coordinator
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Western Primary Update
The Westward Trend in Presidential Elections
by Jennifer Robinson, Research Associate, CPPA
Three states—Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico—will be part of the Western Presidential Primary on February 5, 2008. That puts the Western Primary fifth in the presidential campaign season, behind Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. This is getting the West noticed by both Democrats and Republicans.
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I Saw What You Did and I Know Who You Are
by Ken Embley, CPPA
Last summer I witnessed a coach make a fool of himself and destroy any semblance of teamwork. Maybe worst of all, the coach, confident in his actions, thinks, “I am tough on these kids for their own good.” Coach, I have some news for you—you screwed up big time! Sometimes I just scratch my head and wonder when a person, as they say—“just does not get it.”
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