Jordan Landing, the large sprawling mixed-used development in West Jordan, has dozens of acres of surface parking. Parking, that even during the busy holiday season is never at capacity. The 500-acre development includes 1.8 million-square-feet of retail space, a...
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...
Officials from the region's planning arm, the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), have long touted the need for a region-wide buy-in on the smart growth practices that will help Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Box Elder and Toole Counties absorb over 1 million more...
A recently released study reaffirms the consequences of local sprawl and the importance of residential development in the region's urban centers. A team of scientists at the University of Utah found that since 2001, suburban development has contributed to rising...
Justin Belliveau, the former chief operating officer for the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake, is applying his urban planning and redevelopment experience to help revitalize the Euclid neighborhood with a proposed brewery for the city's west side. Belliveau has...
Nearly a year since funding was secured, construction is officially underway on the North Temple Jordan River Trail connection, a trail bridge that will connect North Temple to 200 South. The trail bridge will close the remaining gap in Salt Lake City of the Jordan...
Utah's is the nation's fastest-growing state according to according to U.S. Census Bureau national and state population estimates released on Tuesday. The bureau estimates that the state crossed the 3.0 million mark the last year with a population increase of 2.3...
Utah is growing older and more diverse. While the state still has the youngest median age in the country, Utah's families are getting smaller, its residents are living longer and are more racially, culturally, economically and religiously diverse. According to local...
Four years ago, Ed Blake, the Executive Director of Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity began to feel dissatisfied with types of homes that Habitat Humanity was building. "I knew we could do better," said Blake. Blake felt the floor plans of the homes weren't best...
Several local and national studies show that Salt Lake City is in a housing crisis. According to reports by Zillow, Apartment list and a housing assessment by Salt Lake City's division of Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND), Salt Lake has limited housing...
Several city leaders and residents from Salt Lake City's west side are taking the proactive approach in making their neighborhood safer and welcoming. The group recently launched the Restore North Temple, a collaborative project that aims to guide development, unite...
Salt Lake's unprecedented growth has revealed some holes in the zoning for larger multi-family developments on mass transit corridors. To address this, the Salt Lake City Council voted to update the TSA (Transit Station Area) zoning in June. Even before Council's...