Murdock Connector: An Analysis of the 2017 Traffic Study

Another milestone was reached last month when a road study was completed on impact of constructing an East-West Connector. Below is a brief summary of the report, my analysis of the information provided, and suggestions on how you can impact the decision going forward. According to the study (click here to see the report).

• 80% of the traffic on a connector would be local traffic while 20% would be commuter.
• While all of the proposed routes have a positive impact on traffic, the central option has the best overall long term impact.
• All connector options would reduce traffic on both SR-92 and 700 N in American Fork.

There are issues with each of the locations for a connector which were analyzed (see the map above).

14-Mar-2017: Joint Work Session with Planning Commission on R-1-30 Zone Use

R-1-30 and the Council a Brief Overview

Before I discuss the work session  I want to review the history of the lot sizes in Highland, then R-1-30 zone and its implementation.

Highland Lot Size Info

Lots sizes of developments approved since 2014. As a point of information the estimated density of all Open Space subdivisions (this includes park land and other open space) is ~1.6 lots/acre.

Zone	Avg. Lot Size	Median Lot Size	Avg. Density
R-1-20	0.48 acres 20,835 sq. ft.	0.46 acres 20,167 sq. ft.	1.65 lots/acre
R-1-30	0.60 acres 25,941 sq. ft.	0.58 acres 25,132 sq. ft.	1.33 lots/acre
R-1-40	0.78 acres 34,491 sq. ft.	0.75 acres 32,756 sq. ft.	1.06 lots/acre
* All	0.47 acres 25,276 sq. ft.	0.58 acres 20,386 sq. ft.

* This lot size data was derived by using the lot sizes of all property using pressurized irrigation where the parcel was larger than 0.10 acres and smaller than 6 acres. The data represents ~95% of all property in Highland.

Timeline of R-1-30 Actions: