by Jacob Scholl | Oct 7, 2025 | 9-Line, Policy, Salt Lake City, Transportation
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...
by Jacob Scholl | May 23, 2025 | 9-Line, Central Ninth, Developments, Downtown, Ongoing Development, Salt Lake City, Sustainability, Transportation, UTA
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...
by Isaac Riddle | Oct 11, 2018 | Salt Lake City, Transportation
As voters decide whether to approve an $87 million Streets Reconstruction Bond that would go to rebuild many of the city’s streets, the Salt Lake City Council is exploring ways to ensure that any new street construction also helps expand the city’s transit...
by Isaac Riddle | Feb 2, 2018 | Editorial, Opinion, Salt Lake City, Transportation
Building Salt Lake has covered intensively the vibrancy gaps in Salt Lake City. Vibrancy is important because it encourages people to get out of their cars and engage with their urban environment. Vibrant cities are human-focused, not car-focused, with human-scale...
by Isaac Riddle | Nov 15, 2017 | Salt Lake City, Transportation
Salt Lake City is poised to have its first ever transit master plan and unlike previous versions of the draft plan, the final version will be slightly less bus-centric. In a straw poll, the Salt Lake City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to add language to the...
