Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zones, solution for growing Utah?
FILE: Homes under construction in Herriman are pictured on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News) (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News...
FILE: Homes under construction in Herriman are pictured on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News) (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News) SALT LAKE CITY—As Utah leaders work to accommodate a population boom, some cities are considering Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zones to help. An HTRZ allows a city to use tax dollars to develop housing around existing public transit stations, like TRAX and Frontrunner. The zones were made possible by Legislation passed in 2021 . Andrew Gruber, executive director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council said these zones can help in more ways than one.