Smart growth and development news for the Salt Lake City region
A plan designed by citizen-professionals that would reinvigorate train transport, remove barriers between Downtown and the city’s west side, and free up hundreds of acres…
In recent years, the Wasatch Front has enjoyed the addition of commuter rail, light rail, and a streetcar. However, options are still limited for those…
Removing the train yards that remain in west Downtown Salt Lake City opens 52 acres of developable land, claim the authors of an uncommissioned plan…
Salt Lake City on Tuesday released the results of a study that largely focused on the possible traffic impacts of moving the I-15 ramp at…
To start off this month, the deputy director of Utah’s Department of Transportation said the state needs to spend billions widening interstates and building more…
After four years of planning, Salt Lake City officially has two new Community Reinvestment Areas that could reshape their respective neighborhoods. On Tuesday, October 2 the…
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…
For many Salt Lake residents, the city’s infamously large city blocks and wide streets are impediments to making Salt Lake City into a more walkable, pedestrian-oriented…
Foothill Drive can often feel more suburban than urban. The car-friendly corridor serves as Salt Lake City’s first eastside main entrance off of Interstates 80 and 215…
A growing desire for urban living coupled with the fact that Utah’s population is expected to double by 2050 have led to cities across the Wasatch…
The second protected bike intersection in the U.S. is open and ready for use. On October 17th, representatives from the Utah Department of Transportation and…
In planning communities, the terms “complete streets” and “road diets” are frequently used when discussing proposed changes to street layouts.
