A resilient downtown building is coming down. The site of the old Dead Goat Saloon and Club DV8 has survived fires and general urban decay and up until this week, demolition. Demolition work is underway on the historic Arrow Press Square building and a smaller...
Cycling continues to prove popular in Salt Lake City. The Downtown Alliance and GREENbike recently announced today that Salt Lake City’s non-profit bike share program, set a national ridership record for the 2015 season. Ridership eclipsed 100,000 rides this weekend...
Vibrant downtowns benefit not only cities but the suburbs as well and Salt Lake City leaders and developers still have a lot of work to do to make the capital city's downtown more vibrant. That was the message from a presentation by Dr. Emil Malizia, a professor of...
More residential development is coming to downtown Salt Lake. Framing is well underway on two apartment projects that combined will add over 320 units to the downtown residential market. Cowboy Partners is the developer of the Liberty Crest Apartments on the 100...
*This is an updated version on a previous post. Today downtown Salt Lake has a little less blight. Demolition crews took down the former Eat-A-Burger building at the intersection of Regent Street and 200 South. The building has sat vacant for nearly a decade on a...
Salt Lake's Gallivan Center is one of five finalists for the American Planning Association's, Great Places in America "People's Choice" designation. Voting is open to everyone via the APA's website until October 30. The winner will be announced November 2. Opened in...
Designers joined business and community leaders for Salt Lake Design Week, an annual event intended to raise the public awareness of the local impact of design. The week-long event concluded Saturday, October 17th. As part of Design Week, Salt Lake City Urban...
The second protected bike intersection in the U.S. is open and ready for use. On October 17th, representatives from the Utah Department of Transportation and the Wasatch Front Regional Council joined Salt Lake City leaders for a "Biketoberfest" celebration of the...
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved height and commercial use variances with conditions Wednesday for a project planned for a long, underutilized lot in downtown Salt Lake. Wasatch Group requested the extra height for a proposed affordable, residential...
Salt Lake on the Street is a weekly podcast featuring discussions with community stakeholders about Salt Lake urban and community development. The podcast is made possible through a podcast partnership with 90.9 FM KRCL. New shows will be uploaded weekly with...
Downtown Salt Lake City is closer to getting its second boutique hotel. The Salt Lake City Planning Commission unanimously approved the design and height variance for the proposed Regent Street Hotel during Wednesday's commission meeting. The 22-story boutique hotel...
Salt Lake on the Street is a weekly podcast featuring discussions with community stakeholders about Salt Lake urban and community development. The podcast is made possible through a podcast partnership with 90.9 FM KRCL. New shows will be uploaded weekly with...