Tag: air quality

It’s been called the tail that wags the dog of housing design. An insidious driver of high cost. An incentive to auto-dependence and an enemy…

After weeks of studying the idea, Salt Lake City followed other cities worldwide that have moved to give more space to people outside cars, conceding…

UTA data from a pair of free fare days last February 28-March 1 show the commuting public may be willing to change its behavior if…

When the main terminal for the Salt Lake City International Airport was built, Utah had a population of just over 900,000 people.  In the 54…

Since local governments and government agencies can’t actively campaign for Proposition 1, a local option sales tax for transportation funding, local leaders are turning to education campaigns to inform residents of the potential impact of new revenue to pay for various local transportation needs.

Air quality concerns drew hundreds to the Utah State Capitol Saturday to demand legislative action in mitigating air pollution along the Wasatch Front.

January in Utah is known for three yearly events: the Sundance Film Festival, the start of the legislative session and winter inversions.  A new petition…

Utah’s pernicious winter air and the fact that state’s population is expected to nearly double by 2050 make planning for how Utah grows imperative.  With…