![The Rio Grande Plan is dead! Long live the Rio Grande Plan! [Opinion]](https://bslbucketmain.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/rgp-400x250.jpg)
Salt Lake City’s West-East Connections Study (WE Connect) has reached a critical juncture. On the evening of June 22, a combined meeting of WE Connect’s Citizens Advisory Board, comprised of residents of Salt Lake City’s west side, and WE Connect’s Technical Advisory...
![USA Climbing project gets awkward with likely demolition of historic Mattress Company building [Opinion]](https://bslbucketmain.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/USAC-render1-400x250.jpg)
Just as its new funding request is being considered by SLC's Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) Board this week, USA Climbing’s National Training Center project at 300 S and 500 W in the Rio Grande district also reaches the city’s planning commission on Wednesday for...
A week ago, I discovered that—on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays—Park City Transit extends its Route 9 Purple from downtown Park City over Empire Pass to serve Bonanza Flat Trailhead and Bloods Lake Trailhead. Since I had been hungry to get in some hiking and leaf...
This story has been made free for all readers. If you would like to help support BSL's independent journalism, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. The bill that took away Salt Lake City’s ability to control many of its own streets stemmed from shadowy...
![The University of Utah has a master planning problem [OPINION]](https://buildingsaltlake.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2020_Campus_Scenics_Huntsman_Hospital_in_Back-scaled.webp)
This is an opinion piece submitted by Matthew Givens. If you’re interested in submitting an op-ed to Building Salt Lake, email info@buildingsaltlake.com. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. A decade ago, as I worked through my...
![What could another Trump presidency mean for passenger rail in Utah? [OPINION]](https://buildingsaltlake.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1_CZ.png)
This is an opinion piece written by Mike Christensen, executive director of the Utah Rail Passengers Association. Bottom line up front: passenger rail does not look to fare well under a second Trump presidency. Few new services will likely be implemented, and...
Building Salt Lake is the leading source of commercial real estate news in Utah. Sign up to get our free emails in your inbox. Support our endeavor by becoming a Member today. Buildable empty lots in the Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City...
For decades, a corridor approximately 66 feet wide and two miles long sat relatively unused. Lying half in South Salt Lake and half in Salt Lake City’s Sugar House neighborhood, the corridor initially played host to the railroad that once stretched between Salt Lake...
Fresh off a successful kickoff event, Building Salt Lake is preparing to host an informational session and tour that's focused on a bygone and misunderstood type of housing known as Missing Middle Housing. Our Missing Middle Housing Discussion and Tour will focus on...
In recent years, the Wasatch Front has enjoyed the addition of commuter rail, light rail, and a streetcar. However, options are still limited for those wishing to travel beyond the Wasatch Front without a car. For the past decade, I’ve been researching how Utah...
By David Osokow Whether you’re aware of it or not, Salt Lake City is going through a transportation revolution that seeks to shape the quality of life for residents for decades to come. At a time when society craves the latest and greatest, worships tech giants...
In a region plagued by poor air quality, Salt Lake City leaders should be doing all they can to encourage people to get out of their cars. But once again Mayor Jackie Biskupksi's administration is taking regressive steps in making our city more walkable and bicycle...