SESSION
From Crisis to Catalyst: Affordable Housing, Transit Access, and Walkable Communities
Midway, a small community in northwestern Wasatch County, Utah, has experienced significant population growth, reaching over 6,300 residents by 2020—a nearly 60% increase since 2010. Projections suggest an 84% increase by 2050. However, this rapid growth has led to housing affordability challenges, especially for essential workers, whose services underpin the town's functioning. In response, Midway, in partnership with the Mountainland Association Government, initiated a planning study to expand housing options, focusing on essential service workers, improving walking and biking paths and access to transit, aiming to foster a more balanced and sustainable community.
PRESENTER(S)
Mehrnaz Fereydouni
Transportation Planner
Horrocks Engineering
Mehrnaz has nearly five years of experience in transportation planning and has worked on different projects including corridor studies, active transportation planning, station area planning, downtown revitalization plans, and more.
Alexis Verson, AICP
Planning Practice Lead
Horrocks Engineering
Alexis has 12 years of public and private sector experience as a multimodal transportation planner. She has diverse planning and project management expertise in the Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions providing planning, environmental, and project management services for transit planning, active transportation, long-range and corridor planning, and capital project development.