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A Model Transit Oriented Development in Murray
Fireclay Villages is a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) that will house 400 apartments, 268 income-restricted units, and office and retail space. The project on a 26-acre site near the Fireclay TRAX commuter rail station is one of the largest developments built in Murray City. Located at 4400 South and 100 West in Murray, Utah, it is a joint venture between Strategic Capital Group (SCG) and Miller Development Company (MDC).
Scheduled to be completed in three phases over the next five years, the project will create 1 million square feet of new living space and a total of 94,000 square feet of office, restaurant and retail space in the city. It is designed to encourage a walkable urban lifestyle where people will drive less and walk/cycle more. Colin Wright of Strategic Capital Group feels that the residential/commercial/retail project will serve as a model for future TODs in Utah.
Transit Oriented Developments
TODs happen when people cluster around mass-transit stations to save on driving and commuting time. TODs are characterized by buildings that accommodate both commercial and residential occupants, with businesses typically on the first floor and residential/office space on floors above. TOD is driven by such factors as pollution, traffic congestion and loss of open space, and involve people moving from run-down sections of town to city centers.
Andrew Gruber, executive director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council, estimates that they will be adding another 1.4 million people along the Wasatch Front over the next 30 years. That represents an increase of 65 percent.
Fireclay Villages can thus be said to present the shape of things to come.
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