Salt Lake Crossing, a 300 micro-unit and studio rental building in the Hardware District, is being proposed by the area’s master developer, SALT Development. The Salt Lake Hardware project continues its bold rise between the North Temple Bridge Trax/FrontRunner stop...
Sustainability
Other cities have increased transit ridership with free fares. Is it Salt Lake City’s turn?
Salt Lake City has already shown that increased convenience from an expanded bus network on three east-west routes can increase ridership. Now it wants to know if residents want free rides to go with it. Residents have a few more days to speak their minds about...
‘UDOT made very clear’ it wouldn’t consider removing I-15 ramp at 900 South in Salt Lake City, officials say
Salt Lake City on Tuesday released the results of a study that largely focused on the possible traffic impacts of moving the I-15 ramp at 900 South and ignored the impacts on the city and neighborhoods negatively affected by the ramp. Rather than study the potential...
Developers of Living Zenith eye 12-unit townhome project in 9th & 9th
The developers who specialize in building net-zero communities that also encourage walkability are eyeing their next project on a small lot near the entryway to Salt Lake’s 9th & 9th neighborhood. The Living Zenith at Lake Street would site 12 townhomes on a small...
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...
UDOT executive says Utah needs wider highways to avoid becoming California, a place with wide roads and gridlock
To start off this month, the deputy director of Utah’s Department of Transportation said the state needs to spend billions widening interstates and building more highway capacity or face a future of gridlock. Not doing so, said Jason Davis, would cause the...
UTA breaks ground on new clean fuel center
After nearly a decade of planning, on Monday, October 22 Utah Transit Agency (UTA) officials officially broke ground on the Depot District Clean Fuels Technology Center. The new center will be directly west of the Intermodal Hub and will be home to over 150 new clean...
Alta Gateway becomes state’s first LEED Platinum apartment building
Salt Lake City is now home to the state's first LEED Platinum certified multifamily residential building after the Alta Gateway apartments earned its LEED certification plaque this week. The four-story, 277-unit apartment complex scored 86.5 credits under the LEED...
City Council approves energy efficient building ordinance
Salt Lake City took a significant step toward curbing building emissions on Tuesday when the Salt Lake City Council approved the Energy Benchmarking & Transparency Ordinance, an ordinance aimed at cutting energy costs, improving local air quality and reducing the...
Construction starts on last gap in Jordan River Parkway trail
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...
Green living costs more, but Salt Lake renters pay less than other metros
In the United States, building green can cost you. Proponents of energy efficient building cite lower long-term energy costs that offset the larger construction price tag in building green. But a new report for renters in Salt Lake City, living in a green building...
Local group wants to reintroduce city creeks
Salt Lake City has just over 17 percent of the countywide population, but the city has four of the seven largest creeks that flow through the county. For city resident, Brian Tonetti, the fact that these creeks are covered once they enter the city represents a lost...












