Curtis Promotes Policy to Address Utah’s Growth, Affordable Housing with Utah Transportation Leaders

U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT), member of the Commerce and Environment and Public Works Committees, today joined leaders from the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), Salt Lake City, Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG), and others to discuss policy developments that would strengthen Utah’s transportation network, expand affordable housing opportunities near transit hubs, and prepare the state’s infrastructure for continued growth and upcoming high-traffic events like the Salt Lake Temple open house in 2027 and the 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“Like Americans across the country, Utahns are facing affordability pressures. But we are also facing uniquely rapid growth, which is good for our economy but can worsen traffic and lead to overcrowding,” said Senator Curtis following the event. “Today’s event brought together transit officials, local leaders, and the private sector to discuss real solutions that will serve Utahns and address these problems. Whether it’s securing investments in FrontRunner, ensuring transportation investments proactively address our population growth, or creating more housing near transit, we have an opportunity to maintain a strong quality of life for Utahns well into the future.”
Photos of the event are available here .
The group met at WFRC’s offices before visiting the North Temple FrontRunner station, where participants discussed the FrontRunner 2X project and Senator Curtis’ bipartisan Promoting Advancement Through Transit and Housing (PATH) Act and Build Housing, Unlock Benefits and Services (Build HUBS) Act .
Curtis also highlighted the recent advancement of the FrontRunner 2X project into the Engineering phase of the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grants program, an important step toward securing nearly $1.3 billion in federal funding for improvements to FrontRunner.
Read more about the PATH Act here , the Build HUBS Act here , and the FrontRunner 2X project here .