Tag: University of Utah

Walkability can be an elusive concept for Utah residents. Utah’s uniquely large square blocks and urban growth built around the car have produced few pedestrian-oriented areas for…

While presidential candidates argue about the current health of the “American Dream,” in Utah the dream appears to still be attainable.  A new study found that…

University of Utah President David W. Pershing and S.J. Quinney College of Law Dean Robert Adler dedicated the University’s new $65 million S.J. Quinney College of…

Salt Lake residents living close to TRAX might have heard the train running later than usual Sunday night.  August 16th was the start of several…

Suburban sprawl costs the United States over $1 trillion a year according to a new report by LSE Cities and the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. …

Over half of city residents do not have convenient access to bus service.  Building Salt Lake analyzed 2010 census data and found that an estimated…

The East Wing of the former LDS Business College is no more.

“If you don’t take care of the fundamentals in your society: education, infrastructure and human needs the future is not going to look very bright, especially a future that is getting more and more complicated” said Gochnour.

Universities have long been a hub for progress.  The Lassonde Studios, a student housing and “innovation hub,” reflects the progress happening at the University of…

There is a lot of construction activity at the University of Utah as the University evolves into an increasingly urban campus. 

  Construction of the George S. Eccles Student Life Center is nearing completion on what is becoming an increasingly urban corridor along Mario Capecchi Drive.

Construction is underway on the Hope Lodge,  a lodge for adult cancer patients run by the American Cancer Society.