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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...
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...
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...
Building Salt Lake has regularly argued the need for more complete streets and their impact on walkability, vibrancy and traffic congestion. But with the Funding our Future campaign underway, reminding our officials of the need for more complete streets is...
Friction between leaders in blue cities with leaders in their respective red home states is not uncommon and is indicative of America's larger urban/rural divide. But Utah is one of the most urbanized states in the country. While rural demands and urban demands...
Immediately after Salt Lake City Mayor Biskupski's office received word that SB234 was advancing in the 2018 Utah Legislative session, she rightly condemned state leaderships' attempt to usurp city control. The bill would create a commission to oversee development of...
Building Salt Lake has covered intensively the vibrancy gaps in Salt Lake City. Vibrancy is important because it encourages people to get out of their cars and engage with their urban environment. Vibrant cities are human-focused, not car-focused, with human-scale...
In the final days of 2017, Building Salt Lake received two distinctly different media releases from Salt Lake City's two governing bodies, the City Council and Mayor Jackie Biskupski's administration, touting each body's perceived 2017 successes. For the city, 2017...
The idea of using Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to address affordable housing was relatively new in 2013 when former Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker first initiated the petition to allow (ADUs) in the city. Four years later and the city is still struggling to...