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Cultivating Identity Amid Change: A Regional Framework for Understanding and Planning for Growth in Southern Utah County, Utah
Project Lead: Jake Powell
Fast Facts
- Year: 2019
- Client: Santaquin City
- Outcomes: 123 Page Regional Framework Report
- Status: Complete
- Project Size: 50,000 acres
- Project Scale: Regional
- Impacts: This document provides the regional context within the 2021 LAEP Departmental charrette and senior capstone will be situated. It provided an opportunity to discuss issues and build working relationships between LAEP Extension and regional stakeholders.
Project Summary
Students in a regional analysis and planning studio teamed up with USU LAEP Extension to help the communities in the region recognize the assets and pressures occurring in the region and explore opportunities to utilize long range, regional scale planning to preserve their future.
Project Description
Southern Utah County is home to some of the last viable orchards in the state of Utah. This area is home to the remaining vestiges of agriculture in the rapidly growing edges of Utah County. Students provided an analysis of the regional assets and pressures that are influencing the region. Based on these discoveries, the students provided regional planning interventions that allow for growth while preserving the character of the place.
