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Table 3. Envision Utah Scenario Impacts
Element |
Current |
Choices for 2020 |
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Transportation |
Scenario A |
Scenario B |
Scenario C |
Scenario D |
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Primary choices available |
Private vehicles, public buses |
Private vehicles, public buses |
Private vehicles, public buses |
Private vehicles, buses, walking, biking, rail |
Private vehicles, buses, walking, biking, rail |
Average peak hour speeds (mph) |
25.7 |
22.9 |
20.0 |
20.9 |
19.8 |
People who can walk to rail transit (½ mile) / Percent of total population |
0 0 |
38,755 1.5% |
45,557 1.7% |
664,991 25% |
866,765 32% |
Water |
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Total Water Demand (acre feet) (1 acre foot = 325,830 gallons) |
698,800 |
1,025,900 |
954,200 |
808,600 |
770,500 |
Per Capita Water Use (gallons per day) |
319 |
303 |
279 |
231 |
218 |
Air Quality |
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Total emissions (tons per day) |
1869 |
2660 |
2511 |
2501 |
2512 |
Overall performance (1=best, 4=worst) |
-- |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Land Use and Housing |
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Average size of single-family lot |
0.32 acre |
0.37 acre |
0.35 acre |
0.29 acre |
0.27 |
Walkable communities |
-- |
least |
2nd least |
2nd most |
most |
Overall housing availability |
Single-family: 68% Townhouses: 4% Condos and Apts: 28% (1990 Census) |
Single-family: 77% Townhouses: 4% Condos and Apts: 19% |
Single-family: 75% Townhouses: 4% Condos and Apts: 21% |
Single-family: 68% Townhouses: 7% Condos and Apts: 25% |
Single-family: 62% Townhouses: 9% Condos and Apts: 29% |
Land consumed: NEW TOTAL |
431 sq. mi 431 sq. mi |
409 sq mi 840 sq. mi |
325 sq mi 756 sq. mi |
126 sq mi 557 sq. mi |
85 sq mi 516 sq. mi |
Agricultural land consumed |
-- |
174 sq. mi |
143 sq. mi |
65 sq. mi |
43 sq. mi |
Cost |
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Cost of infrastructure (water, sewer, transportation, utilities) 1998-2020 |
-- |
$37.6 billion |
$29.8 billion |
$22.1 billion |
$23.0 billion |
Source: Quality Growth Efficiency Tools Technical Committee, Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (1999).
