Salt Lake City

Cities Scramble for Salt Lake Commuter Rail Station

5 May 2008 - 12:00pm
The Salt Lake Tribune

Suburban Salt Lake cities are squabbling over who should host a possible station for the area's new commuter rail system. The city seen as the best choice doesn't want a station, while another city is doing all it can to lure the system.

Nation's First Mid-Rise Container Condos Planned for Salt Lake City

4 April 2008 - 7:00am
Salt Lake Tribune

Local Salt Lake City developer enlists Adam Kalkin, container architecture expert, to design the nation's first mid-rise shipping container condo project.

Salt Lake Transit Authority Accused of Misusing Funds

26 March 2008 - 10:00am
The Salt Lake Tribune

In Salt Lake City, advocates for bus riders have asked the state attorney general to investigate whether the Utah Transit Authority has skewed its ridership figures to gain public support for major investments, which they say is a misuse of funding.

Slowdown Offers Chance to Rethink Growth

24 March 2008 - 9:00am
The Salt Lake Tribune

The economic slowdown has caused a slowdown in growth, even in the Salt Lake City area -- recently one of the nation's fastest growing regions. This editorial calls on officials to use the slowdown as a chance to reconsider the area's growth pattern.

Shake-Up in Salt Lake City Planning

7 March 2008 - 7:00am
The Salt Lake Tribune

New Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker has followed through on campaign promises to begin an overhaul of the city's planning department, handing out a series of firings in an effort to revitalize and streamline the city's planning process.