Mayor Mike Caldwell provided the following presentation at the Governor's Transportation Summit on November 5, 2013.

1. MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY
INFRASTRUCTURE
OVERVIEW
November 5, 2013
Governor’s Transportation Summit
Challenge: Keeping Up With Utah's Growing Pains

2. OGDEN
INFRASTRUCTURE
Mayor Mike Caldwell
The challenges facing Utah cities
to build, maintain, and operate
all types of transportation infrastructure.

3. Ogden Infrastructure
Overview of Current Maintenance Responsibilities
• 712 Lane Miles of Roadways in Ogden (305 road miles)
• about 14% maintained by UDOT – street surfaces only
• Street Maintenance:
• Provided by City crews
• Tree Maintenance in Park Strips:
• Urban Forester oversees in-house
as well as contracted work
• Curb & Gutter and Sidewalk Repair:
• Contracted to vendors by annual contract

4. Ogden Infrastructure
State of Current Infrastructure
Street Maintenance
1,079,813
756,077
70,000
48,000
10
Square Yards of
Paving
Budgeted
Square Yards of
Chip Seal
Backlog
backlog vs.
94
Lane Miles of
Crack Seal
annual budget for materials
25% of our Total B/C Allocation

5. Ogden Infrastructure
State of Current Infrastructure
Curb & Gutter
Not rated
17%
No Curb
and Gutter
12%
Poor to
Very Poor
27%
Very Good
17%
Good
27%
to replace nonfunctional
curb and gutter

6. Ogden Infrastructure
State of Current Infrastructure
Sidewalks
Poor to
Very Poor
33%
No sidewalk
29%
Fair to Very
Good
38%
to replace 33%
of sidewalk system

7. Ogden Infrastructure
Funding Demands
Street Maintenance
Curb & Gutter
Sidewalks
Backlog
• Actual spent: $5,454,053
in past six fiscal years
combined
• TOTAL Class C allocation:
$2,576,000 and we still
haven’t addressed any
other transportation needs

8. Ogden Infrastructure
Infrastructure’s Impact on Economic Development
Project Benefits
• Interstate access
• Grant Ave traffic signal
• Improved stacking control at
Wall Ave
• Safety at the high school
• Improved storm water control
• Grant Ave promenade
20th Street Reconstruction
Estimated Cost

9. Ogden Infrastructure
Infrastructure’s Impact on Economic Development
Impacts
• LDS Temple Reconstruction
• Town House Development
• School Development
• Mixed Use Developer
Opportunities
• And to the west of Lincoln,
New Juvenile Court
Revitalized 20th and Grant Ave

10. Ogden Infrastructure
Infrastructure’s Impact on Economic Development
Potential Benefits
• Ogden City development
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opportunities
Connection to Marriott–Slaterville
Increase traffic volume capacity
Increase pavement weight
carrying capacity
Eliminate safety hazards
Improve alignment
Manage storm water
Estimated Cost
17th Street West - Wall to Gibson

11. Ogden Infrastructure
Infrastructure’s Impact on Economic Development
Open irrigation ditch
Uncontrolled shoulder widths
cause drainage issues
• Difficult to attract new
17th Street West
business because of
inadequate infrastructure.

12. Ogden Infrastructure

13. Ogden Infrastructure
Transportation Paradigm

14. Ogden Infrastructure
• America’s Fastest
• Best Bike-Friendly
Growing Cities
Cities in America
http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2
013/01/23/americas-fastest-growing-cities/
http://www.bicycling.com/news/featuredstories/bicyclings-top-50

15. Ogden Infrastructure
Vision of Active Transportation Corridors