‘UDOT made very clear’ it wouldn’t consider removing I-15 ramp at 900 South in Salt Lake City, officials say
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 900 South and ignored the impacts on the city and neighborhoods negatively affected by the ramp. Rather than study the potential societal, economic and health benefits that would occur after […]
Salt Lake City prepares to demolish the historic Utah Theater in the middle of its fledgling theater district
The city is ready to drop the final curtain on Main Street’s historic Utah Theater. Redevelopment Agency staff are presenting a memo to the RDA Board today that recommends that the theater property, including three retail spaces at 144 – 158 South Main, be sold to the adjacent landowners who intend to demolish them all. […]
‘Neighborhood bar’ set to open in South Salt Lake’s developing brewery row
The rush of new residents moving into South Salt Lake will soon have another option to get a drink. Beehive Bar, a full-service bar built by Beehive Distilling, is set to open next week. The bar has already begun serving customers while it trains up staff ahead of a larger grand opening, likely Sept. 27. […]
Salt Lake City’s Depot District: an update
For the last month, UTA’s demolition contractors have been bringing down a major structure behind the transit authority’s headquarters on 200 South and 669 West in west Downtown, Salt Lake City. The former EIMCO mining equipment (previously Ford motor) plant was in UTA’s plans for a new bus maintenance and storage facility, which broke ground […]
GUEST OPINION: Backing GREENbike SLC, the underdog in the micromobility race
By David Osokow Whether you’re aware of it or not, Salt Lake City is going through a transportation revolution that seeks to shape the quality of life for residents for decades to come. At a time when society craves the latest and greatest, worships tech giants and wants faster and more efficient products, the transportation […]
More open space set to disappear, as Salt Lake City, County spar over annexation of farmland to North Salt Lake
The Salt Lake County Council may decide tomorrow (Tuesday 9/10) whether to cede 399 acres of farmland north of the Salt Lake City airport to North Salt Lake. The Davis County municipality, currently dominated by industrial uses (including the refineries north of Downtown), is committed to improving roads and delivering services to the area. It […]
Meet the Kensington Tower, the high-rise that would join Utah’s tallest buildings in Salt Lake City’s skyline
Salt Lake City’s skyline is primed to change rapidly in the coming decade, and a Boston-based real estate development group wants to build the tallest building in it. Kensington Tower would add luxury rental apartments at the corner of State Street and 200 South, replacing a fast-food restaurant and large parking lot with a “vertical […]
Millcreek is building a downtown where one didn’t exist before
Long known for its tidy single-family neighborhoods and lively commercial corridors of Highland Drive and 3300 South, the city of Millcreek is ready to take significant steps towards place-making. The city recently master-planned for a new city center. A new form-based code, requiring a minimum height of 48 feet and a maximum of 74 in […]
