Smart growth and development news for the Salt Lake City region
In a huge gut-check moment for city hall on homeless policy, Mayor Mendenhall’s proposed ban on new Homeless Resource Centers is on its way to…
Torn between their compassion for the destitute and complaints from constituents, the Salt Lake City Council is poised to approve the Mayor’s proposal to ban…
Under a ticking clock of the city’s six-month moratorium on any new homeless shelters, announced by Mayor Erin Mendenhall in October, last week the Planning…
Salt Lake City is set to see the replacement of a notorious and historic motel on State Street. West Liberty Wells, on the south end…
After eight years in the Rio Grande neighborhood, Spy Hop Productions, has deemed the area unsafe for the youth they serve. Spy Hop, a nonprofit…
*This is an updated version of a previous post After a nearly of year of gathering public input and looking at best practices in other…
In this conversation, Babs De Lay talks to SL City News about homelessness, transit, affordable housing and limited housing stock in popular neighborhoods. De Lay is a broker with Urban Utah Homes & Estates and lives in the Depot District with her wife.
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and new City Police Chief Mike Brown announced several new approaches to policing the crime-plagued, Rio Grande District. The…
Salt Lake City has received positive national attention for how it deals with homelessness. Even with national praise, the convergence of gentrification and crime in…
In early 2010, Steve Lufkin was unemployed and living at the Road Home shelter. During that time, Luftkin became a member of Alliance House, a…
