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Salt Lake City Metro - Transit Updates

UTA receives federal funding earlier than expected

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...-expected.html

WASHINGTON — The Federal Transit Administration announced Monday that it will advance a total of $182.4 million in New Starts funding to help with seven projects already under way in five states, including in Utah.

The state is expected to get more than $37 million for two separate projects...

...The monies are being paid out earlier than originally expected because of unallocated, leftover funds in the FTA's fiscal year 2010 budget for new construction.

The Utah Transit Authority can now use the extra cash for other projects, including the West Valley and airport TRAX lines, FrontRunner extension to Provo and the planning of a Draper-Sandy TRAX route...


Northern Metro - Kays Crossing - Layton, Utah

Adj. hiking trails and metroscape mountains - Layton, Utah - Population 70,000-plus

Layton project has transit tie-in

http://www.standard.net/topics/const...s-transit-tie#


Future neighborhood of one of Utah Transit's newest TODs. The Farmer's Union Building, a historic building in Layton, Utah, United States, now houses the main branch of the First National Bank of Layton.

LAYTON -- Old downtown is going to get a new building and hundreds of new residents.

Layton city's staff has been interacting with MV Properties, a development firm based in Logan, and the Utah Transit Authority on a transit-oriented development project adjacent to the FrontRunner Layton community rail station...



Layton rail hub spurs transit-oriented development

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/neighbo...sing.html.csp#


Example of pioneer architecture, Layton Utah - wikimedia.org

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