$150,000 to create Seven Greenways Vision
Authored by Brian Tonetti
A $150,000 effort to create greenway corridors adjacent to the seven creeks. Greenways include trails, generate economic activity, increase resiliency, enhance water quality, and create wildlife habitat.
The Wasatch Front Regional Council approved $135,000 for the Seven Greenways Vision Plan through the Transportation and Land Use Connection program. This effort will be led by Salt Lake County, Seven Canyons Trust, and Wasatch Front Regional Council. All eight municipalities, including Cottonwood Heights, Holladay, Midvale, Millcreek, Murray, Sandy, Salt Lake City, and South Salt Lake, are supportive and will provide $15,000 in matching funds collectively.
The Seven Greenways Vision Plan is an effort to capture the collective imagination in the creation of greenway corridors along the seven major waterways flowing out of the Wasatch Range in Salt Lake County, including City Creek, Red Butte Creek, Emigration Creek, Parleys Creek, Mill Creek, Big Cottonwood Creek, and Little Cottonwood Creek. A greenway is a linear corridor located around a stream and adjacent land. They are used to enhance bicycle and pedestrian access, generate economic activity, increase resilience to flooding, treat stormwater through stream restoration and daylighting, and provide valuable habitat for wildlife.
The Seven Greenways Vision Plan will highlight areas of opportunity in each of the seven greenways, recommend best management practices, possible policies for implementation, and include a toolbox of design concepts and guidelines. This process will offer each municipality concepts and resources for implementation of the plan and may become part of future general plans, park and trails plans, economic and capital improvement plans, and ordinances.
The Seven Greenways Vision Plan is expected to kick-off in July 2020. The process will include a number of engagement opportunities. Are you interested in participating, or receiving updates on, the Seven Greenways Vision Plan?
