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Salt Lake City, Utah

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Wasatch Front

1996

	Road to Ruin: Legacy Highway (UT)
		The estimated cost of the Legacy Highway is $2.8 billion, but based on recent increases in the cost of the highway's first segment, critics believe that the project's overall cost could easily exceed $3 billion.
		Legacy Highway would cut through five counties and cross a total of 1.2 million acres of farmland, destroying many of the last acres these counties still have in farm production.
		The highway would damage wetlands that are internationally noted for their biological importance as a habitat and breeding site for three million ducks, 500 wintering American bald eagles, and 11 mating pairs of threatened peregrine falcons.
	www.taxpayer.net /road2ruin/roads/legacyhighway.htm (677 words)

	Legacy Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Legacy Highway is a freeway in the U.S. state of Utah that is planned to run from Brigham City in the north down the western side of the Wasatch Front to Nephi in the south.
		The interchange with Interstate 15 and U.S. was mostly completed before the highway was delayed again as a result of lawsuits over the completeness of the environmental impact statement.
		On September 21, 2005, the State of Utah and the Sierra Club (acting on behalf of numerous groups opposing the Legacy Highway) officially signed a compromise regarding the Legacy Highway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legacy_Highway (485 words)

	UDOT - Legacy Parkway & Preserve: Homepage
		Legacy Parkway will be a four-lane, limited-access, divided highway extending approximately 14 miles from Interstate 215 at 2100 North in North Salt Lake, northward to the junction of Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 89 near Farmington.
		Legacy Parkway is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008.
		May 25: Legacy Parkway Open House at the Farmington Community Center in Farmington.
	www.dot.state.ut.us /legacy (508 words)

	A Legacy of Conflict: Utah's Growth and the Legacy Highway
		In the Legacy Project, UDOT is preparing the EIS, and the Federal Highway Administration is responsible for its approval or denial.
		The issues surrounding environmental policy and the Legacy Highway are a legacy that might make future generations have to choose between unpleasant options, such as dividing cities with a major highway or destroying some of the nation's most important wetlands.
		The EPA has speculated that if the Corps permits the Legacy Highway, it is likely to overturn such a decision, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has threatened to put a halt to the project, because the locally preferred alignment encroaches into the Great Salt Lake's flood plain.
	www.lib.utah.edu /epubs/hinckley/v1/daniels.html (8204 words)

	Friends of the Earth - Campaigns
		The report was released by Taxpayers for Common Sense, a leading fiscal critic of highway and transportation boondoggles, and Friends of the Earth, one of the nation’s leading environmental organizations.
		The 27 highways in the report were all nominated by local citizen organizations and individuals, and then researched by Taxpayers for Common Sense and Friends of the Earth.
		The highway would also degrade quality of life for the area’s residents and reduce the region’s draw as a tourist destination.
	www.foe.org /camps/eco/r2r.html (1232 words)

	FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake - Advocacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An EIS is needed for the first segment of the proposed Legacy Highway because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must issue a permit (under section 404 of the Clean Water Act) before wetlands can be filled to build the highway, and because the Federal Highway Administration must approve the project.
		This myth is based upon two false assumptions: first, that the highway will affect only those wetlands actually buried under the roadway (about 155 acres for alternative C compared to 114 acres for alternative A); and second, that the highway will serve as a protective buffer for the remaining wetlands.
		The highway will alter the hydrologic balance resulting in decreased functions and values of wetlands on both sides of the highway, resulting in the loss of habitat value in one of the most important wetland complexes in the western hemisphere.
	www.xmission.com /~fogsl/advocacy/lwdh_keymyths.html (1224 words)

	The Future of the Legacy Highway in Utah - Associated Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although many in favor of the highway argue that we simply have no choice but to construct it in order to meet the growing traffic qualms and dire traffic growth predictions, those against the highway argue that the ecological devastation that would result from the construction of the highway simply outweighs any said benefits.
		This proposed ecological damage would include actual splitting of the wetland where the highway would pass though, compromising biological integrity and free flow of water, alteration of the hydrologic balance of the wetlands, decreasing the function of the nearby wetlands, and pollution, both in the air, through noise, and possibly though some actual water contamination.
		If the circumstances were those of the first argument, which states that the ecological effects of building the highway would be limited to only the wetlands buried by the highway itself, and perhaps areas in extreme proximity, I would favor construction of the highway.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/74217/the_future_of_the_legacy_highway_in.html (807 words)

	John Keahey.com
		The highway's alignment was an early stumbling block.
		Yellowtail told the governor the EPA sent a letter about its Legacy concerns to "highlight where there was some legal liability" for the state, according to Walsh's memo detailing the conference call.
		Growing Pains: Leavitt says his hard-charging approach on Legacy is needed because the highway is needed, especially since the Wasatch Front is expected to gain another 1 million people within 20 years.
	www.johnkeahey.com /article3.htm (1565 words)

	1999 Road to Ruin Report: Legacy Highway UT
		Legacy West Davis Highway, proposed by Governor Mike Leavitt, would be a 120-mile highway from Brigham City to Nephi, up the west side of Utah Lake, around the Great Salt Lake and finally connecting to I-15 at Brigham City.
		Taxpayer Concerns Building the Legacy Highway is a duplicative use of taxpayer money as it would parallel I-15, which is being expanded from six to twelve lanes as a part of infrastructure preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.
		The highway would cut through wetlands internationally noted for their biological importance as a habitat and breeding site for three million ducks, 500 wintering American Bald Eagles, and 11 pairs of mating endangered Peregrine Falcons.
	www.taxpayer.net /TCS/RoadRuin/legacyut.htm (402 words)

	2006 Subaru Legacy Review, Prices, Photos: New Car Test Drive
		The Subaru Legacy was completely redesigned and launched as an all-new model for 2005, bigger, roomier, and more comfortable than the previous-generation models, and sporting sleek new styling.
		Legacy wagons are at the top of our list of vehicles for drivers who want the all-weather capability and safety of Subaru's excellent all-wheel-drive system in a practical, well-engineered package.
		The Legacy is a superb vehicle for snow, gravel roads and dirt roads.
	www.nctd.com /review-intro.cfm?Vehicle=2006_Subaru_Legacy&ReviewID=1864 (830 words)

	Stop the Legacy Highway
		The proposed route for the Legacy Highway would travel north from Nephi along the west side of Utah Lake.
		The path of the Legacy Highway and the sprawl induced by it will cause the last remaining farmlands along the Wasatch Front to disappear.
		Just the first 11 miles of the Legacy Highway are estimated to cost over 300 million dollars.
	www.stoplegacyhighway.org (388 words)

	Taxpayers for Common Sense
		This list represents the most wasteful and environmental harmful highways in the U.S. The Top 10 was selected by ranking the roads according to costs to the taxpayer and impact on the environment.
		Legacy Highway (UT) This 120-mile Legacy Highway carries a $2.8 billion price tag, and federal taxpayers would be responsible for approximately $1.4 billion.
		The proposed highway, part of the largest road construction proposal in Utah’s history, would parallel most of the existing I-15, which is itself being considered for expansion.
	www.commondreams.org /news2004/0603-05.htm (1663 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Legacy Highway comment period extended to March 21
		The draft SEIS for Legacy, or Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, was released for public review in December.
		An Environmental Impact Statement is a study of potential harms caused by a road project, and is administered by the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
		The Highway Administration and Army Corps are required by law to review all comments submitted during the comment period and recommend changes to the EIS, if needed.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600115694,00.html (321 words)

	Legacy Highway
		The Legacy Highway is the pet of Gov. Mike Leavitt, who envisions it running 120 miles from Nephi to Brigham City.
		Begin building a four-lane Legacy Highway this summer (the West Davis section would run from the Farmington-Lagoon exit at I-15 to North Salt Lake), finish it in four years, and expand I-15 through Davis County to 10 lanes in the spring of 2002.
		Indeed, Farmington is the narrow neck of the hourglass of finite land between the lake and the mountains.
	www.stoplegacyhighway.org /road.htm (2873 words)

	A Better Legacy—The Planet—Sierra Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The massive Legacy Highway project ran into public opposition from the get-go, with the Sierra Club and Utahns for Better Transportation leading the way.
		Construction of the highway just north of Salt Lake City began in 2001, but was halted by a court injunction.
		Finally, fearing that federal courts would not approve Legacy when a better idea was on the table, UDOT agreed to adopt the basic elements of the Smart Growth plan along with the more environmentally-friendly parkway.
	www.sierraclub.org /planet/200506/legacy.asp (452 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Legacy Highway 'player' receives a job transfer
		A key player in Utah's Legacy Highway controversy and other environmental issues has been transferred to a new federal job — either a promotion or demotion depending whom you ask.
		The Corps, acting on Carter's recommendation, approved a 14-stretch of the highway in Davis County.
		Highway construction is on hold as the corps conducts further environmental impact studies.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595086885,00.html (824 words)

	American Highway Users Alliance
		But Knollenberg hinted that he had an interest in prioritizing highway funding by taking the time to highlight a $271 billion backlog of highway improvement projects and a $54 billion backlog of bridge upgrades.
		This week Utah transportation officials conceded that Legacy Highway opponents' multiple lawsuits and delay tactics effectively control the schedule for moving forward on the project.
		Both times EPA approved the proposed highway, but the higher grades bolster UDOT in the event that another lawsuit is pursued.
	www.highways.org /Rules9-04/mar25.htm (558 words)

	The Statesman - COLUMN: Legacy Highway must not happen
		Every metropolitan area that has built more highways in response to traffic congestion has been burned by ever-greater congestion, induced by both the urban growth that highways inevitably spawn and the “induced travel effect,” that new highways invite automobiles, and that has been documented around the country.
		The highway is premised upon the false concept that government is a passive reactor to social trends — that its role is only to accommodate.
		Alternatively, Legacy Highway would crank up the treadmill of urban sprawl and highway construction, from which there is no return.
	www.utahstatesman.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=9afcac44-9373-43ad-90e6-bb204a3b9484 (588 words)

	Utah News from KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah
		The Army Corp of Engineers report says the Legacy project can move forward and is asking the EPA for final approval on the project.
		The state wants to build the Legacy Highway in an area of 114 acres of farmlands and wetlands in Davis County.
		Again, today's decision is not a final one, but it is clearly a major victory for supporters of the Legacy Highway.
	web.ksl.com /dump/news/cc/leg1220.htm (312 words)

	Legacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Legacy preferences, favorable consideration of an applicant for a school that was attended by his/her parent.
		Legacy: A Mormon Journey, a 53-minute film produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
		Legacy (band), a British-based acoustic band performing a fusion blend of traditional music and improvisation drawn from jazz to rock
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legacy (445 words)

	Contractor for Legacy Highway joins lawsuit against Sierra Club : Utah IMC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		And it just so happens that their chairman is also the CEO for the main contractor of the Legacy Highway project.
		The firm that was awarded the contract for the Legacy Highway is now intervening in the Sierra Club federal lawsuit, which is attempting to stop the Legacy Highway, under the "caring" name Advocates for Safe and Efficient Transportation.
		ASET claims that the Legacy Highway is necessary to promote public health and safety, reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.
	utah.indymedia.org /print.php?id=352 (412 words)

	Who's minding the shore? Nature preserve turns wasteland into a Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Find Articles
		The plan for Legacy and its proximity to the Great Salt Lake wetlands had been bitterly opposed by environmentalists since it was announced by Gov. Mike Leavitt in 1996 as the 120-mile-long "Legacy Highway." The first phase was planned as the Legacy Parkway, a 14- mile stretch from North Salt Lake to Farmington.
		Around 2003, in the heat of the Legacy litigation, UDOT began trying to be more aware of environmental and community concerns on all its projects, said Papastamos, in part to avoid future lawsuits.
		At least 500 acres of wetlands, located north and west of the highway, will be indirectly impacted from noise and pollution from the road, according to a management plan for the preserve.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060806/ai_n16666170 (895 words)

	Utah News from KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah
		Legacy Highway is supposed to break the traffic bottleneck for Davis County commuters who often find the freeway clogged with traffic all the way through the rush hour.
		But even Legacy Highway's most enthusiastic backers admit it will only keep commuters a little ahead of the curve, as population and traffic continue to increase.
		But the other side says highways themselves set the mold for the future, by creating commercial pressures for development that could overpower today's master plans.
	web.ksl.com /dump/news/cc/leg0425.htm (437 words)

	ksl.com - Utah's Online Source for Local News & Information Legacy Highway Construction Takes Step Forward
		Legacy Highway, it's been delayed, it's been contested, but now it may be one step closer to being built.
		The changes mostly involved details and definitions, like specifying which trucks would be banned from the new highway and where billboards would not be allowed.
		The 12-thousand dollar ad campaign is being funded by several groups including contractors and trucking companies, and it raises red flags about the deal, specifically a ban on big rigs, a lowered speed limit and the wisdom of negotiating with citizen groups.
	www.ksl.com /?nid=148&sid=124073 (467 words)

	WorkingForChange-Leave it to Leavitt
		The story of wetland and highway is a Utah tale that does more than raise questions about Leavitt's reputation as a "moderate." It challenges the redefinition of moderate.
		The idea for the highway was born in the 1990s when a census projected that 5 million more people would be living along the Wasatch front by 2050.
		In 1996, with little notice and less consultation, Leavitt announced the "Legacy Highway." His idea of a legacy was to pave wetlands into highways for a future of sprawl, cul-de-sac housing and big box stores.
	www.workingforchange.com /article.cfm?itemid=15778 (884 words)

	See America's Byways - Volcanic Legacy Scenic Highway, California
		Come, experience America's Volcanic Legacy: Explore the wonder and beauty of a dramatic volcanic landscape, from Crater Lake in Oregon to Mount Lassen in California.
		The highways that make up the byway allow to you make the trip in only slightly more time while enjoying a fresh flow of scenery in a unique setting.
		Join the byway from these gateway cities in California: from Chico on Highway 32; from Red Bluff on Highway 36; and from Susanville, continue on Highway 36.
	www.seeamerica.org /byways/html/byways_pages/CAvolcanic.html (500 words)

	The Senate Site: Legacy Parkway Talks
		The Legacy Parkway is in a race that I hope it loses.
		The Legacy Highway is a vote for sprawl and increased dependency on oil.
		What this means in practical terms is that the highway traffic, rather than doubling as predicted by the highway special interests, is going to plateau and eventually decline in the near future.
	senatesite.com /blog/2005/10/legacy-parkway-talks.html (1314 words)

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