Utah, stop growing!

02/06/2017
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Utah could see I-15 turn into a double-decker freeway unless there's better planning by government officials for the state's rapid growth, participants at a Utah Transit Authority workshop were told Wednesday. "This becomes political," said Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, who called on state and local officials and business leaders attending the UTA Transit Academy to support increased high-density housing to make mass transit more cost-effective. Otherwise, Niederhauser said, Utahns will face "the question of whether we're going to double-deck I-15. I mean, if we don't deal with that, that's the kind of ideas we have to face or unbelievable gridlock — complete gridlock on our roads." The Senate leader said government already faces a shortfall in tax revenues to accommodate growth. "I can tell you right now the tax infrastructure and revenue that we have today is not sufficient to meet the demands of our growth. It just is not there," Niederhauser said, calling for "some smart increases incrementally" rather than a big tax hike. He said planning now for the predicted doubling of the state's population by 2050 can save money. But Niederhauser said that may require the state to take over planning functions now left to local governments. The JayMac News Show is hosted by KSL NewsRadio's Jay McFarland, who also hosts the fictional podcast, Hosts of Eden. KSL NewsRadio is part of Bonneville Media and based in Salt Lake City, Utah.