In a proposal important to developers of small multi-family urban infill, planners from Salt Lake City proposed revisions to the RMF-30 zone to the city council this week. It’s the city’s most recent go at a new residential infill ordinance since pioneering...
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Building Salt Lake Mayoral survey: See where candidates stand on smart growth policy issues
Editors’ note: Candidates are listed in the order which they returned our survey. Two candidates, Richard Goldberger and Rainer Huck, didn’t respond to the survey. Most candidates running to become Salt Lake City’s next mayor aren’t likely to support policies that...
Council moves to restore proposed ADU boundary
After several months of debate, during Tuesday's work session the Salt Lake City Council decided that the affluent Avenues and East Bench neighborhoods should be exempt from a proposed citywide Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance. In exchange for reinstating the...
Commission approves unique east bench building
Usually, developers going before the Salt Lake City Planning Commission are requesting additional vertical height, but Christopher Clifford, the manager of the development group Emigration Overlook, wants approval to build down, not up. Last week the Planning...
Foothill Drive to get a needed upgrade
Foothill Drive can often feel more suburban than urban. The car-friendly corridor serves as Salt Lake City's first eastside main entrance off of Interstates 80 and 215 and connects residents living on the east end of the Salt Lake Valley to the University of Utah....
City seeking public feedback for Parley’s Way
Parley's Way is a street for cars. As a gateway into Salt Lake City, Parley's Way is one of the City's busiest throughways. The Corridor connects Salt Lake's East Bench and Sugar House neighborhoods to Parley's Canyon and Interstates 80 and 215. "We are hearing...






