Despite a state law that adds a layer of state oversight and approvals over Salt Lake City road projects, city and state officials believe the Green Loop — an ambitious project to create a dedicated green space and an expanded biking and pedestrian pathway throughout...
Nearly 1 million miles — that’s how far people in Salt Lake City rode dockless, micro transit e-scooters in 2024, according to the city’s Department of Community and Neighborhoods. Though that total is a decrease from the previous year, city transportation...
Downtown bike commuters may have to wait for more off-street space on 300 West as part of the continued fallout from Senate Bill 195, which added an extra layer of scrutiny on Salt Lake City transportation initiatives. A crucial connection on the 300 West...
It’s been over six years since Salt Lake City voters approved the Funding our Future street reconstruction bond and the city council approved a sales tax bump, and city officials are approaching the end of their list of roads to improve — just in the nick of...
Salt Lake City has nixed its popular e-bike voucher program, as the proposed budget from Mayor Erin Mendenhall doesn’t include funding for the program in Fiscal Year 2026. Though Mendenhall said the e-bike program wasn’t included in her newly proposed budget to...
A Salt Lake City-based e-bike company has upgraded to a new flagship store at Trolley Square in the city's Central City neighborhood. On Friday, Magnum E-Bikes cut the ribbon on its new location, found at Suite C102 in the shopping center, next to Whole...
Thousands of baseball fans will file into a brand new stadium in South Jordan today, eager to see the first glimpses of a new era of the Salt Lake Bees — one without Salt Lake City. Those same fans will be walking past active construction sites on the way into...
Two of Salt Lake City’s most car-dense, one-way streets could see an overhaul in the hopes of making the streets more pedestrian- and business-friendly. In a presentation to the City Council on Tuesday, staff members from the council and Transportation Division...
The 2025 Utah legislative session levied punitive laws against Salt Lake City at a level not previously seen, according to Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. On Friday, the mayor decried the state Legislature’s aggression toward the capital city, saying the state...
Utah’s latest 45-day legislative session is over, with state lawmakers making slight changes to housing policy and focusing more on larger developments and funding existing projects. A number of the Legislature’s housing policy bills were passed in the final hours of...
In a surprise amendment to a bill that quickly passed the Senate on Thursday, the Utah Senate moved to temporarily take away Salt Lake City’s authority to plan its own streets. The bill, SB195, was amended shortly before passing the Senate and being sent to the House....
Central 9th could have yet another watering hole in the near future, as a brewery looking to move from Cedar City to the capital city secured its second loan from Salt Lake City’s Department of Economic Development during a City Council meeting Tuesday night. Policy...