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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...
This time last year, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall decried the Utah Legislature’s “punitive” approach toward the capital city, putting specific targets on local roads and public safety. This year was much different. Notably, a mix of bills that gave cities more...
With comprehensive Salt Lake City zoning reform almost completed, one of its most effective advocates at City Hall won’t be around to usher it across the finish line. Darin Mano, City Council Member from District 5, has seen his last city council meeting as an elected...
West side residents routinely have to head east to access basic daily needs, like going to work, getting groceries or accessing healthcare — all while experiencing frequent delays at train crossings that can last from a few minutes to several hours. For those who live...
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...
Salt Lake City’s top transportation official is leaving his post, opting to join a state agency. Jon Larsen, director of the city’s Transportation Division, announced during a meeting Monday that he would be leaving Salt Lake City for a job at the Utah Transit...
Over a dozen new townhomes could be built on the expanding south end of the Central 9th neighborhood if approved by Salt Lake City officials. The project is located at 1032,1036 and 1046 S. Jefferson St., and the plans call for turning three parcels containing two...
South Salt Lake is moving closer toward approving a plan that could lead to a more connected urban core being built in the city’s northern edge. Last week, the South Salt Lake Planning Commission quickly voted to approve the South Salt Lake Downtown Connect plan,...
A South Salt Lake project that would create a mixed-use hub with hundreds of housing units along the TRAX S-Line is moving forward. The South Salt Lake Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to forward a recommendation of approval to the city council...
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...
ROY—The Utah Transportation Commission showed little hesitation before approving roughly $3 billion in roadway expansion projects on Friday, posing virtually no questions to Utah Department of Transportation staff and limiting their comments to effusive praise for the...
Starting next month, it will cost over 50% more to park on the streets of Downtown Salt Lake City. As part of its citywide budget, which members of the Salt Lake City Council finalized Tuesday night, the council approved a measure to increase paid parking per hour, as...