Dec 31, 2019
There is plenty of excellent planning in the Salt Lake
Valley. "But we have to focus on implementing what we say we
are going to do," says Soren Simonsen, executive director of
the Jordan River Commission.
Simonsen says that the focus on the auto must evolve to
emphasize public transit and personal mobility. "We don't
solve our traffic problem by adding capacity to roads. We
need to change the narrative to say its okay to walk or bike a
mile." In addition, he points out that about 25 percent of
the local population does not drive since they are juveniles or
seniors. "We have to invest money to offer them more
choices."