The Salt Lake Tribune

Growth in the Western Salt Lake Valley is creating a need for better mobility. Plans are bubbling for an eight-lane freeway, and while many residents support the plan, others are calling on officials to consider transit options more seriously.

Responding to pressure from neighborhood residents and a poor grade from a government audit, the city's planning department will be reorganized to ensure proper procedures are followed.

With the cost of fighting fires having risen dramatically, a recent op-ed suggests that cities and counties reign in sprawl and prevent home construction in forest areas.

For a host of environmental and aesthetic reasons, roof-top vegetation and gardens are catching on -- though there are still many questions about how and when to apply the technique.

In response to the loss of local businesses in some of Salt Lake City's neighborhoods, Mayor Rocky Anderson is proposing a ban on chain stores in neighborhoods valued for their local character and businesses. But support for the ban is sparse.

A new 40-year plan for downtown Salt Lake was unveiled by the City's Chamber of Commerce.

Developers and local officials are optimistic about plans to integrate walkability into a proposed mixed use development in suburban Salt Lake City, Utah.

A new rail line set to break ground in Salt Lake City is getting city officials excited about the prospect of increased connectivity and transit oriented development.

An ordinance has been passed in Salt Lake City, Utah, requiring builders of any commercial, condo or apartment buildings to adhere to LEED green building standards if they are funded or financed by the city.

The Mormon Church has unveiled major plans for urban renewal in Salt Lake City, recently presenting its vision for a walkable and mixed-use development complete with housing, commercial uses and public space.

Skywalks, popular in the 1960s as urban renewal projects, represent the worst planning decisions made by some cities.

A program called "Pathways to Housing" has approval from the Bush Administration as a solution to the homeless situation across America.

Plans to temporarily house over 44,000 tons of nuclear waste at the Skill Valley Reservation in Utah are pushing forward, despite Utah officials' objections.

A Salt Lake City ordinance is designed to bring pedestrians back to the city's streets.

Pundits say there may be legal and financial snags with the Utah open-space measure to be voted on in November

The process for long-range land use and transportation planning works with Envision Utah to tie the two together.

Two new rapidly growing Utah towns grow beyond expectations, and beyond service areas.

Historical trends in rainfall may mean cities in the West are living beyond their means. [Link corrected.]

A city adopts ordinance to discourage big-boxe retailers.

Since the residents of Toole, UT first welcomed Wal-Mart fourteen years ago, the community has changed in many ways.