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Appendix A

Appendix A

Forest

Reducing demand for driving can protect the most valued places.

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Open Space

Built Environment

Support a ordable housing and development patterns that keep people close to jobs and promote walkable neighborhoods.

Water

Sustainable transportation reduces impacts to streams and wetlands.

In 2021, Nelson\Nygaard conducted an analysis of Jackson Hole to develop a clear vision for the future of the valley’s transportation system, starting with the WY-22/390 corridor.

This analysis, with guidance from stakeholders across the valley, developed transportation solutions that are ecologically responsible and sufficiently effective to meet mobility needs. The goal is to prioritize community character and

More people riding transit, walking and cycling means more wild lands and recreation space are preserved.

Wildlife

Speed management and less vehicles can save wildlife on roads and highways.

natural ecosystems, while providing safe and effective means of moving people around the valley. This study attempts to put forward a practical, but aggressive, approach for managing demand for driving in Jackson Hole and advocates for an aggressive implementation of demand management tools, smart and sustainable growth, and a holistic vision for the WY-22/390 corridor.

HUMAN Safety

Walkability

Access to housing Scenic value

ECOLOGICAL

Wildlife habitat

Wildlife safety

Wild lands

Waters

Wetlands

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC HUMAN

SOLUTIONS

A solution that is ecologically responsible and sufficiently effective to meet mobility needs is ncessary to garner public support. Finding balance will require weighing which outcomes are most critical and using community values to guide tradeoff decisions.

ECONOMIC Freight/Goods

Commuting Tourism Government

Local business

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