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Support the Utah Trail Network

We support investing in constructing high priority, regionally important “active transportation” (i.e., biking and walking) projects throughout the state, with the goal of completing a core backbone of safe and family-friendly active transportation facilities serving communities across Utah.

Creating a Safe, Family-Friendly
Paved Trail Network

To the Honorable members of the Utah State Legislature:

On October 28, 2022, Governor Cox offered a new vision to build a Utah Trail Network connecting Utahns of all ages and abilities to their destinations and communities throughout the state. This vision will be a sustainable contribution to the quality of life for Utahns and visitors for generations to come. As stated in the Governor’s FY24 budget proposal, “Our vision is about connecting communities in ways that provide additional transportation choices for everyone to commute, to recreate and to enjoy Utah.” We agree. 

Subsequently, the Governor recommended investing $100 million in paved biking and walking trails in FY24. This would include $45 million in annual transportation funds and a one-time General Fund investment of $55 million.  

As you consider authorizing additional investments in Utah’s transportation systems during this legislative session, the signatories of this letter — representing public, private, and community stakeholders across Utah — respectfully urge you to support the Utah Trail Network.

Building safe, family-friendly paved trails draws people to them; a prime example is the 18-mile Murdock Canal Trail in Utah County, which runs through multiple communities and was ridden nearly 350,000 times in 2021. 

Biking and walking are universally recognized for their benefits to individual and community health across all demographic groups. They improve air quality and decrease traffic congestion while increasing physical activity and decreasing healthcare costs. They improve transportation choices to access social, educational, and job opportunities, and they bring recreational opportunities to the front door of Utah residents. In order to bring these benefits to more people, Utah must continue to invest to complete key connections and pieces of our active transportation systems.

Additionally, in order to have a reliable statewide paved trail system, it is imperative that ongoing and predictable funding is identified and secured to build and maintain the trails.

Supporting and funding a world-class state for pedestrians and cyclists will enhance Utah’s unparalleled quality of life by providing safe, inexpensive, and healthy transportation choices to Utah residents of all ages and abilities. State funding, leveraged with additional public and private-sector funds, will continue to place Utah at the forefront of providing mobility choices to residents and visitors alike. 

Please take two minutes and click HERE to add your name in support of this effort. Additionally, reach out to your legislators to voice direct support for the Utah Trail Network. Thank you!

Signatories
Companies / Organizations / Agencies

Aaron Grove
General Manager,
Level Crossing Brewing Company

Alan Luce
City Administrator,
North Logan City

Alan Matheson
Executive Director,
Point of the Mountain State Land Authority

Alexis Verson
Senior Transportation Planner, Horrocks

Alysia Ducuara
Executive Director, Get Healthy Utah

Andrew Gruber
Executive Director, Wasatch Front Regional Council

Andrew Jackson
Executive Director, Mountainland Association of Governments

Angie Osguthorpe
President/CEO, Davis Chamber of Commerce

Ari Bruening
CEO, Envision Utah

Aric W. Manning
Executive Director, Trails Foundation of Northern Utah

Audrey Evans
Director, Food For All

Beat von Allmen
Mountain Planning Engineer, Alpentech, Inc.

Bennion Gardner
Executive Director, The Oquirrh Foundation

Blaine Fackrell
Commissioner, Morgan County

Braden D. Mitchell
Mayor, Riverdale City

Brandy Grace
CEO, Utah Association of Counties

Brent Crowther
Senior Associate, Kimley-Horn

Brian Horrocks
Mayor, North Salt Lake

Bryan Thiriot
Executive Director, Five County Association of Governments

Cameron Thompson
City Manager, Fairview

Carl Fisher
Executive Director, Save Our Canyons

Carlos Braceras
Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation

Carlton Christensen
Chair-Board of Trustees, Utah Transit Authority

Carly Lansche
Statewide Recreation Planning Coordinator, Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation

Cherie Wood
Mayor, City of South Salt Lake

Chris Wiltsie
1,000 Miles Program Director, Bike Utah

Christine Frandsen
Executive Director, BikeWalk Provo

Chuck Leonhardt
President & CEO, Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce

Clinton Harper
Chief Executive Officer, Harper4D Solutions

Craig Friant
Transportation Program Manager, J-U-B Engineers, Inc.

Cyndi Sharkey
Councilmember, Sandy City

Dallin Koecher
Executive Director, Heber Valley Tourism and Chamber of Commerce 

David Dobbins
City Manager, Draper City

David Hair
Mayor, Millville City

David Hurtado
President, The Scooter Lounge

David Iltis
President, 
Cycling Utah

David Petersen
Community Development Director, Farmington City

Dawn Ramsey
Mayor, City of South Jordan

Dawna Zukirmi
Owner/Operator, Destination Sports, LLC

Denise Andersen
Mayor, City of Cedar Hills

Dirk Burton
Mayor, West Jordan City

Elizabeth Felix
Staff Engineer, Layton City

Erin O’Kelley
Long Range Planner, Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District

Ezra Nair
City Manager, Vineyard City

Gary Hill,
City Manager, Bountiful City

Gavin Hutchinson
President, EnableUtah

Geri Gamber
Executive Director, SEUALG

Gina Chamness
City Manager, City of Holladay

Ginger Chinn
Vice President of Government Affairs & Public Relations, Salt Lake Chamber

Glory Sunday Eyere
Research Associate, BIOMERIEUX

Grant Allen
Senior Planner, APBP Utah Chapter

Hailey Wall
Associate & Office Manager, Loci

Heidi Gordon
Permit Tech, Farmington City

Helen Zurek
CFO, My Team MD

Holly Daines
Mayor, City of Logan

Jacqualine Grant
Chair, Cedar City Active Transportation Committee

Jason Godfrey
CEO, Better City

Jay Francis
President/CEO, South Valley Chamber

Jeff Gilbert
Executive Director, Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization

Jeff Silvestrini
Mayor, Millcreek

Jeffrey Knighton
Principal Architect, Knighton Architecture

Jenn Oxborrow
Executive Director, Bike Utah

Jenny Wilson
Mayor, Salt Lake County

Jeremy Wilson
HR Coordinator, Meridian Restaurants

Jim Harvey
Commissioner, Weber County

John Knoblock
Chair, Bonneville Shoreline Trail Committee

John Larsen
Transportation Director, Salt Lake City

Jon Nepstad
Principal, Fehr & Peers

Jonathan Duncan
Executive Director, Hobble Creek Bicycle Association

Joy Petro
Mayor, Layton City

Juan Arce-Larreta
Chair, Parleys’ Rails Trails and Tunnels (PRATT)

Justin Smart, Partner/Chief Strategy Officer, Penna Powers

Karrie Holden
Founder, Citizens Law

Kate Bradshaw
City Council Member, Bountiful City

Ken Leetham
City Manager, City of North Salt Lake

Ken Phippen
Mayor, Farr West City

Kendall Thomas
Councilmember, Tooele County

Kendalyn Harris
Mayor, Bountiful City

Kristen Iversen
Gandhi Alliance for Peace

Kristie S. Overson
Mayor, Taylorsville City

Kurtt Boucher
Hobble Creek Bicycle Association

Landis Wenger
Regional Trails and Active Transportation Coordinator, Cache County

Lani Kai Eggertsen-Goff
Senior Transit Planner, David Evans and Associates, Inc.

Larry Jacobsen
Mayor, Nibley City

Lars Anderson
Business Development Manager, Consor Engineering

Laurie Brummond
Executive Director, Uintah Basin Association of Governments

Logan Monson
Mayor, Blanding City

Logan Millsap
Director of Family Bicycling, Hobble Creek Bicycle Association

Lonnie M. Bullard
Chairman of the Board, Jacobsen Construction Company

Lorene Miner Kamalu
Commissioner, Davis County

Lorin Palmer
Mayor, Herriman City

Mac Urie
President, Iron Trail Craft

Madison Sudweeks
Core Organizer, Radical Adventure Riders SLC

Maria Twitchell
Director, Visit Cedar City

Mark Allen
Founder and Executive Director, Protect and Preserve American Fork Canyon

Mark C. Allen
Mayor, Washington Terrace City

Mark Johnson
CAO, Ogden City

Mark Shepherd
Mayor, Clearfield City

Martin Cuma
Chair, Salt Lake City Bicycle Advisory Commission

Matt Dixon
City Manager, South Ogden

Matt R. Marziale
Public Works Director, Salem City

Matt Naylor
Hexcel

Melinda Lee
Secretary – Planning Commission, Hyde Park City

Melvin Bodily
President, Avenue Consultants

Michael Parker
Vice President of Strategy, Ivory Homes

Michael Snelson
Snelson PhotoColor Lab

Michael Weichers
Mayor, Cottonwood Heights

Mike Caldwell
Mayor, Ogden City

Mike Christensen
Executive Director, Utah Rail Passengers Association

Monica Zoltanski
Mayor, Sandy City

Muriel Xochimitl
President, X-Factor Strategic Communications

Myron W. Lee
Transportation Planning Director, Five County AOG/Dixie MPO

Natalie Randall
Executive Director, Utah Tourism Industry Association (UTIA)

Patsy Stoddard
Director, Emery County Business Chamber

Peter Matson
Community Development Director, Clinton City

R. Scott Phillips
Councilmember, Cedar City

Rachel Myrer
Assistant Professor, Westminster College

Rebecca Bauer
Utah Cycling Association

Rob Haddock
Mayor, Elk Ridge City

Robert Dahle
Mayor, City of Holladay

Robert Dandoy
Mayor, Roy City

Ron Clegg
Owner, Clegg Consult

Sandra E. Osborn
The Peregrine House

Sara Toliver
President/CEO, Visit Ogden 

Scott Hess
Owner, Century Cycles

Scott Van Leeuwen
Mayor, Marriott-Slaterville

Scott Wells
City Manager, Wellsville City

Sean Cannon
Community Planner, Hill Air Force Base

Sean Conroy
Community Development Director, Mapleton City

Sergio Baron L.
Maintenance Supervisor, Utah Valley Paratransit

Shane Marshall
City Councilmember, Spanish Fork

Sophia DiCaro
Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget

Staci Carroll
City Council Member, American Fork City

Stephanie Miller
Mayor, Hyrum City

Steven James
Senior Vice President, Larry H. Miller Real Estate

Tamara Tran
Mayor, Kaysville

Tom Hanson
City Manager, Washington Terrace City

Troy Walker
Mayor, Draper City

Tyler Bishop
Product Manager, Fezzari Bicycles

Tyler Smithson
Landscape Architect, Bockholt Landscape Architecture

William Tobey
Chairman, Emigration Canyon Community Council

Zackary Adams
Board Member, Utah Transit Riders Union

Zoey Mauck
Active Transportation Planner/Designer, Alta Planning + Design

Signatories
Individuals

Aaron Skabelund
Director of Operations, BikeWalk Provo

Adam Smart
Walmart

Adam Wright

Addison Mitton
Assistant City Engineer, City of Bluffdale

Aimee Homan
Jordan River Commission

Aimee Winder Newton
Council Chair, Salt Lake County

Dr. Alan Farnes
Grants Administrator, Millcreek

Alan Rindlisbacher

Alek Konkol

Alessandro Rigolon
Assistant Professor, University of Utah

Alexa P.

Alexander T. Stecker

Ali Avery
Long Range Planner, City of North Salt Lake

Alisa Van Langeveld
Councilmember, City of North Salt Lake

Ally Isom
Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, Clyde Companies

Alysa Fratto

Amelia Newkirk

Amelia Wilcken
Site Planner, Denton House Design Studio

Andrea Bradford
Planning Commissioner, Herriman City

Andrew Dressel

Andrew Townsend

Angela Clark

Angelo Calacino

Ann Granato
Councilwoman District #4, Salt Lake County Council

Ann Waters

Anna von der Marwitz

Angelo Papstamos
TravelWise Program Engineer, Utah Department of Transportation

Anna Robison

Anthony Jenkins
Planning Commissioner & Bicycle Advisory Commissioner, Vineyard City

Ashley Lodmell

Austin Feula

Austin Taylor
Treasurer, BikeWalk Provo

Bailey Nielson
Engineer in Training, Avenue Consultants

Ben S. Markham
Empower Playgrounds

Ben Romney
Sr. Software Engineer, Qualtrics

Bergen Eskildsen
Forest Products Coordinator, Utah Department of Natural Resources

Beth Holbrook
Board Trustee, Utah Transit Authority

Blaine Johnson

Blair Tomten
Active Transportation Engineer

Bob Stevenson
Commissioner, Davis County

Brad Mcilrath
Senior Planner, Clearfield

Brandon Rypien
Senior Planner, Ogden City

Brandon Twede

Brett Wilsey

Brian Shewell
Civil Engineer, Avenue Consultants

Brittany Parks

Brody Rypien
Planning Commissioner, Herriman City

Brooke D’Sousa
Councilmember, Sandy City

Byron Head

Byron Kosick

Carlos Gutierrez

Celsa Bowman

Chad Mullins

Chase Bourgeous
Project Manager

Chelsea Silva

Chris West

Christian Ayer

Christopher Morgan

Cody Eldridge
Bicycle Technician, GreenBikes

Cody Lauder

Cody Lutz

Colin Foy
Producer, Dell Technologies

Colin Olson
Director of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Denton House Design Studio

Cory Smith

Curis Eppley

Curtis Koch
Auditor, Davis County Government

Dale Cressman

Dalton Rutledge

Dan Bergenthal
Traffic Safety Engineer, Salt Lake City

Dan Dugan
Council Member, Salt Lake City Council

Daniel Dayley
Qualtrics

Daniel Jensen

Daniel Sonntag

Danielle Larkin
Councilwoman,
St. George City

Darrin Larkin

David Rodgers
Transportation Program Coordinator,
Salt Lake County

David Romney

David Williams
City Councilwoman, City of St. George

Davin Perkins

Debra Williams
Nutritionist, TimeLess Medical Spa & Weight Loss Clinic

Dennis Pay
City Engineer, City of South Salt Lake

Derek Lahusen
Design Manager, Avenue Consultants

Devon Conger

Devynne Andrews
Communications Coordinator, Get Healthy Utah

Don Jarvis
Provo Environmental Volunteer

Doug Gailey
Assistant City Manager, South Ogden City

Drew Quinn

Eliza Hintze

Elizabeth Arnold
Planner II, Midvale City

Elizabeth Meltzer

Emily Lutz

Emily Marques Jordan
Transportation Planner, Avenue Consultants

Enoch Councill

Eric Sweat
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Erik Harrington

Ethan Miller

Ethan Pedersen

Eve Rickles-Young

Gabe Taylor
Lead Designer, Datafy

Gabriel Cole Shields
Transportation Engineer, Park City Municipal Corporation

Garrett Leonardson
Customer Service, Fezzari Bicycles

Geoffrey Ellis
Project Manager, Trails Foundation of Norther Utah

Ginger Cannon
Active Transportation Manager, University of Utah

Grace Burns

Grant Farnsworth
Planning Manager, Utah Department of Transportation

Greg Bunce
GIS Data Coordinator, Utah Geospatial Resource Center (UGRC)

Heidi Goedhart
Active Transportation Manager, Utah Department of Transportation

Herve Lavenant
Managing Director, United Airlines

Hugh Van Wagenen

Hunter Rees

Idie Atencio

Jack Bell

Jacob Crockett
Vice President & General Counsel, Ensign Properties

Jake Dustin
Service Director, BikeWalk Provo

James Clawson

James Vogel

James W. Huppi
USU Sr. Landscape Architect, Utah State University Facilities

Jay Aguilar
Utah Department of Transportation

Jeff Page
President, DCP Services, Inc.

Jeff Whitbeck
Mountain Bike Team Asst Coach, West High School

Jefferson Barrett

Jeffrey Hardy
Professor, BYU

Jenith Larsen

Jennifer Hayes

Jennifer Leslie
Student, University of Utah

Jennifer Whitlock

Jeremy Rieske

Jeremy Shinoda

Jesse Hughes

Jessica Tracy
Planner, Avenue Consultants

Jessika Kniephof

Joel Roop-Eckart

John Janson
Planning Consultant, Planning Solutions

John Joseph

John Reed
Board Member, Southern Utah Bicycle Alliance

John Rice
Associate Professor, Utah State University

John Seamons
President, Tremco

John Wain, PLA, ASLA
Landscape Architect Project Manager, Galloway

Johnnie Doak
Utility Specialist

Jon Felt
Professor, BYU

Jonathan Nichols
Civil Engineer, Parametrix

Jordan Christensen

Jory Johner
Director of Long Range Planning, Wasatch Front Regional Council

Joshua Brewer

Joshua Poppel
Village Bicycle Project

Josie Showalter
Grants Administrator, Millcreek

Juan Arce-Larreta
Chairperson, Parley’s Rails Trails and Tunnels (PRATT) Coalition

Julie Livers

Justin Atkinson
Community Development Chair – Main Street, Mt. Pleasant City

Justin Delgado
Graduate Researcher, University of Utah

Kai Reed

Kalli Christensen

Kai Conradi
Writer

Kami Bachison

Karol N Long
BikeWalk Provo and Families for Safe Streets

Karyn Baxter
City Engineer, North Salt Lake City

Kate Wright

Kathleen Kroll

Kathryn Glenn

Katie Larsen
Planner, Millcreek

Katie Williams
Councilmember, Farr West City

Kayla Mauldin

Keith Bartholomew
Professor, University of Utah

Kent Page
Senior Planner, City of Saratoga Springs

Kiersten McDonald

Kim Johnson
Wellness Coordinator, Davis School District

Kim Pollock
Trustee, Southern Utah Bicycle Alliance

Kim Robins
Financial Manager, Utah Department of Transportation

Kirsten Bennett
Secretary, Nebo School District

Kordel T. Braley

Kristi Jensen

Kristen Stringham

LaNiece Davenport
Planning & Policy Director, Mountainland Association of Governments

Lars Erickson
Landscape Architect, Kimley-Horn

Laura Hanson
State Planning Coordinator, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget

Laura Knowlton

Laura Marre

Laura Redford

Lauren Stambaugh

Laurin Hoadley
Planner I, Herriman City

Lew Cramer
Utah State Transportation Commissioner at Large, Utah Department of Transportation

Lisa Watts Baskin
Councilwoman, North Salt Lake City

Logan Bennett
Civil Analyst, Kimley-Horn

Lorin Brookes

Louenda H. Downs
Former Davis County Commissioner

Lucas Matelich
Teacher,
Bryant Middle School

Lynette Barker
Accounting Tech III, UDOT

Lynne A. Wilkins Dixon

Marci Houseman
Councilmember, Sandy City

MacKenzie Alexander

Marcia White
City Council Member, Ogden City

Maren Bauer

Maresha Bosgieter

Margaret Hostetter

Margaret Rose

Maria Enniss

Mark J. Williams
Attorney at Law

Marlie Murray

Mary Brown

Matt Davis

Matt A. Peterson

Matthew A. Parker

Matthew Wappett

Melanie Beagley

Melinda Lee

Michael Astee

Michael Maloy

Michael J. Mc Ainsh

Michael Mower

Michael Osborn

Michelle Fazio

Michelle Ludema

Mikala Jordan
Community Planner, Wasatch Front Regional Council

Mike Davies

Mike Mathieu
Fire Chief, Ogden Fire Department

Mike Sobczak
Wasatch Front Regional Council

Mike West
Planning Division Manager, Lehi City

Mikael Mikhalev
Patent Attorney, Maschoff Brennan

Miranda Jones Cox
Wasatch Front Regional Council

Mollie Halterman
Owner, Gym on Main

Natalie Fillerup
Study Coordinator, University of Utah

Natalie Gordon
City Council Member, North Salt Lake City

Natalie Tippets

Natasha Norton

Nathan Christofferson
Post Production Specialist, The Plains Motion Picture Company

Nathan Wales

Neda Kiana
Active Transportation Project Manager

Nicholas Homer

Nicholas O’Connor

Nick Betts
Avenue Consultants

Nick Parkes

Nikki Navio
Wasatch Front Regional Council

Oreta Tupola

Patrick Singleton
Assistant Professor, Utah State University

Paul Allred
Retired City Planner

Paul Cutler

Paul Fotheringham
City Council, City of Holladay

Paul Welton

Paulo Aguilera
Planner, Alta

Peter Ovard

R. Scott Phillips

Rachel W. Hardy

Rachel Whipple
Council Member, Provo City

Ramin Hameedi
EIT, Avenue Consultants

Randy Elliott
Commissioner, Davis County

Raya Esplin

Raymond G. Walther

Rebecca Poulsen

Rett Larsen

Richard
City Councilor, Ogden City

Rick Torgerson

Rick West
Professor, Brigham Young University

Riley Mabry

Rob Brown

Rob Trauscht

Robert Helco

Ron Niederhauser
Business Development Manager, Microbiologics 

Rosie Hernandez

Roslynn McCann
Associate Professor, Utah State University

Russ Holley
Planner, Logan City

Ryan Strehlow

Ryan Veldhuizen

Samantha DeSeelhorst
Senior Planner, Cottonwood Heights

Samuel Bishop

Santiago Loaiza
Project Engineer, Avenue Consultants, Inc.

Sarah Bassett

Sarah Beck
Development Director, Envision Utah

Sarah Bennett
Executive Director, Trails Utah

Sarah Reed

Scott Perkes
Community Development Director, North Logan City

Scott Wardle
Council Member, Tooele County

Sean Hunt
Valley Quest Design

Sean Slack
Physician

Serena Raymond
Kindergarten Teacher/BikeWalk Provo Volunteer, Provo School District

Seth Rios
City Planner, Salt Lake City

Shalise

Shauna Mecham
Planner, Mountainland Association of Governments

Shawn J. Beus

Sherrie Pace
Community Development Director, North Salt Lake City

Skyler Fleming

Spencer Riehl

Spencer Smith
Volunteer, BikeWalk Provo

Spencer V. Taylor
Professional Engineer, Avenue Consultants

Stacee Adams
Communications & Public Engagement Leader, Avenue Consultants

Stan Morris
“BikeWalk Provo Stories” Lead, BikeWalk Provo

Stan Porter
City Council Member, North Salt Lake City

Stephanie Bott

Stephanie Tomlin
Transportation Planner, Utah Department of Transportation

Steven Troy Adair

Summer Stevens
Student, University of Utah

Tanner Robinson

Tanya Rice
Planner, Logan City

Tara McKee
Associate Director, Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation

Taylor Fadgen

Ted Knowlton
City Council, North Salt Lake

Terrah J. Anderson

Theo Gochnour
Civil Engineer, Kimley-Horn

Theresa Foxley
Chief of Staff, rPlus Energies

Thomas Witney

Tia Uzelac
Health and Wellness Board, Utah Recreation & Parks Association

Todd Christensen
Assistant City Engineer, Bountiful City

Tom Jensen
Council Member, Logan City

Toran MacArthur
MD, Premier Family Medical

Travis Evans
Active Transportation Safety Program Manager, Utah Department of Transportation

Tyler Lawson

Tyler Torres
Board Member, Bike Utah

Tyson Stoddard
Planner, Clearfield City

Tom Murphy

Wendy Thomas
Assistant City Manager, Herriman City

Click here to view the 2022 letter and list of signatories.

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