Provo Women Making History - Planning Commission's and Transportation and Mobility Advisory Committee's Lisa Jensen

Highlighting the women of Provo City as part of Women's History Month.

Planning Commission's and Transportation and Mobility Committee's Lisa Jensen

Lisa Jensen is a member of both the Planning Commission and Transportation and Mobility Advisory Committee (TMAC).

The Planning Commission makes recommendations to the Municipal Council regarding the general plan, the zoning map, and all land use ordinances. The Planning Commission also hears and decides on all applications for Conditional Use Permits, reviews project plans, and makes any decision required by Title 14 of the Provo City Code.

The duties of the TMAC include monitoring the status of and making recommendations for amendments to the city's Vision 2030 document, the General Plan, transportation master plan, the major and local street plan, and any other planning document that impacts transportation and mobility within the city; recommending the adoption and alteration of all rules, regulations and ordinances which it shall deem in the public interest and for the purposes of carrying out the objects of the Provo City Code as it relates to transportation and mobility; reviewing regional, citywide and significant local transportation and mobility issues as they relate to and are effected by land use policy, balancing the interests and needs of private vehicles, public transportation, bicycles, and pedestrians; providing recommendations to the Mayor, Municipal Council, Planning Commission, and other city commissions and boards regarding the priority, funding, and design of capital improvement projects that relate to transportation and mobility; serving as a coordination body and resource for organizations interested in transportation and mobility issues affecting the city; and promoting public education of transportation and mobility issues affecting the city and its residents.