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Results of state-backed Guiding Our Growth survey reveal strong opinions on housing, water, transportation and open space among urban and rural residents.
And not everywhere in Utah, of course, is growing. About half of those living in rural areas with slow- to no-growth patterns said they’d like to add some job opportunities but a third also said they want their community to stay the same — even if that meant future generations might struggle to find employment.Only 19%, meanwhile, seek restrictions on housing development as a way to slow growth.
Majorities of city and country dwellers alike want to allow new houses to be built on smaller lots. And near-majorities of both want stronger limits on short-term rentals in their midst. Rural residents feel much the same as their urban counterparts on most aspects of water, but with 57% also supporting investments that optimize agricultural irrigation and higher support for investments in large water projects, such as new reservoirs and pipelines.There’s a stronger consensus in urban areas that conserving water in new residential developments and existing communities is the way to go, while investments in improving irrigation techniques seem to draw more support in rural areas.
Across urban Utah, majorities of residents want transportation that is located so as to focus new development in town centers, along with enhanced walkability, more biking and additional zero-fare mass transit, funded with government backing. These residents also worry about road maintenance and new congestion from housing development, but they favor more bike trails and better sidewalks, too, along with impact fees on developers to help pay for community improvements.
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