Executive Director
UBET (Utahns for Better Transportation)
Bio:
Roger Borgenicht is Executive Director of ASSIST Inc, a nonprofit Community Design Center in Salt Lake City founded in 1969, that provides architectural design, community planning and development assistance to nonprofit and community groups; housing repair for low income households; and accessibility design assistance to people with disabilities.
Roger began working on community design issues while working for
Skidmore Owings & Merrill on an urban freeway project in Baltimore that sought to reduce the impact on inner city neighborhoods and saved the inner harbor of Chesapeake Bay from a 12 lane bridge over historic waters. More recently, he is founder of the Future Moves Coalition and is co-Chair of Utahns for Better Transportation.
In the 1970's Roger operated his own design/build practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and was author of The Elsie Street Plan, a citizens based development plan for a diverse, low income neighborhood. He was co-founder and Director of the Bernal Heights Community Foundation a neighborhood based community development corporation in San Francisco. Roger is co-author of The ASSIST Guidebook to the Accessible Home: Practical Designs for Home Modifications and New Construction and works with organizations around the nation to promote practical solutions for accessibility needs in existing homes and how to easily add a range of safety and access features in new homes.
Roger has a B.A. in Urban Studies/Anthropology from Columbia University, and did graduate work in Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Collaborating on the West Davis Corridor EIS
Presenters: Randy Jefferies and Roger Borgenicht
2:20pm - Friday, May 13th
Abstract: One of the major challenges that Utah faces today and in the future is how to meet the needs of a growing population while protecting our natural resources. This challenge has been highlighted during the ongoing West Davis Corridor (WDC) environmental study as it seeks to identify a solution to the transportation needs in western Davis and Weber counties.
Since 2010, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has been working with resource agencies, cities, residents, farmers, and a variety of other organizations to understand areas of concern and explore transportation alternatives.
The Utahns for Better Transportation (UBET) has been involved in the WDC study from the onset. UBET is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting balanced transportation choices that serve and respect our neighborhoods, our environment, and our future quality of life along the Wasatch Front. Throughout the WDC study, UBET has played a key role in providing input and feedback, even suggesting a new alternative, the Shared Solution.
This presentation will discuss how UDOT and UBET have been working together to explore potential transportation solutions that minimize community and environmental impacts. Though focused primarily on transportation, this collaborative approach can apply to a variety of potential scenarios where growth may appear to be at odds with the environment.