Salt Lake City and the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) are seeking comments and feedback as they work to determine the future of the Northwest Quadrant. Specifically, they’re seeing public input on the area west of the airport.
Together, they have launched a short survey to find out what’s important to people who live and work on the Westside. Do you care most about clean air? What about safer streets? Or would you prefer to see more transit options?
“Community input is a key component of the Baseline Study,” said a review group associated with UIPA. The Port Authority oversees roughly 16,000 acres of land west and southwest of the airport.
The agencies say the Northwest Quadrant will be key to continued economic development and growth in Utah, so they want to make sure it’s planned as thoroughly as possible.
According to the city’s Northwest Quadrant (NWQ) Master Plan from 2016, development of the area should be guided by several points:
Respect and preserve the unique nature of the Great Salt Lake and surrounding environment
Ecologically-oriented industrial park
Economic engine for the City, region and State
Well-connected:
Link people to jobs and other parts of the City and region
Link businesses to goods and services via vehicle, rail, transit, air
Well-served with accessible public and private services
Now, Salt Lake City and UIPA want to get your input on each of those key points. There are two surveys available — a long-form survey and an interactive map survey. You can take either or both if you so choose. The survey should take 5 to 30 minutes to complete.
