Utah
Salt Lake City Split Over Controversial Skybridge
The City Creek Center is touted as the means to revitalize Main Street in Salt Lake City. However, there are many critics of the claim that a skybridge over Main Street is "critical to the success of the project."
Utah Stories
Smart Growth in Utah and the West
How do Utah & the West support population growth without sacrificing living standards?
Utah Stories
Sky Bridge Gets Approval
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission has approved a controversial plan to build a sky bridge for pedestrians as part of a new mixed use development.
The Salt Lake Tribune
100 Years of Salt Lake City History Now a Pile of Rubble
Hundred-year-old historic Sugar House buildings have been razed to make way for a controversial new development project in Salt Lake City.
Utah Stories
Controversial Sky Bridge Up For Vote In Salt Lake City
Controversial plans to include an elevated enclosed pedestrian bridge as part of a major development in downtown Salt Lake City will face a vote before the city's planning commission this week. The vote, however, is not expected to be the final word.
The Salt Lake Tribune
How Do You Quantify a Cultural Investment?
Salt Lake City's hip art center has experienced gentrification with the ironic turn of yuppie retail making the neighborhood less safe. Now property owners and artists will need to find a new agreement.
Utah Stories
From Strip Mall to TOD
In suburban Salt Lake City, Utah, plans are underway to replace an old strip mall with a mixed use, transit oriented development.
The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah's Affordable Housing Woes
Strong job growth and a lack of multi-family housing are pushing rents up and squeezing low-income households.
The Salt Lake Tribune
Intentions Questioned In Salt Lake City Downtown Redevelopment Project
This article looks at a Mormon Church-sponsored project in downtown Salt Lake City that some say is sacrificing the will of local retailers and residents for shareholder profits.
Utah Stories
States Dependent On Colorado River Water Agree On Plan
The seven western states dependent on the Colorado River for their water are on the verge of coming to an agreement on a management plan to ensure a steady supply of water from the increasingly stressed source. But some say the plan won't do enough.
The Arizona Republic
Commercial Developers Finding Value In Mixed Use
A tax-increment financed mixed-use mall redevelopment is showing signs of success in suburban Salt Lake City, Utah, raising nearby property values and indicating a trend amongst commercial developers who are finding profit by mixing uses.
New Urban News
Downtown Salt Lake City Goes Green
Green development is gathering steam in Sal Lake City, where the downtown area is gaining popularity with new residents and developers.
The Washington Post
Freeway Seems Likely, But Residents Cry For Transit
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.
The Salt Lake Tribune
Development Blamed In Downtown Abandonment
Despite its tax benefits, a big mixed-use project in Salt Lake City is being blamed for making the downtown a virtual deadzone.
Deseret Morning News
Viewing Urban Change Through A Different Lens
Urban development, demolition, and redevelopment has been a century-long pattern in Salt Lake City, Utah. As the city again ventures into a massive redevelopment project, former planning director Stephen Goldsmith wants the community to take a new look at what this change means for the city. And he's created a museum to help them do it.
Planning Skakeup In Salt Lake City
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.
The Salt Lake Tribune
Developer's Sway Reroutes Rail, Upsets Residents
Salt Lake City residents are upset over a developer using his powerful clout to reroute a planned light rail line so it would not interfere with access points to his shopping mall.
Deseret Morning News
Salt Lake Sky Bridge Becomes Political Hot Button
The controversy over the proposed sky bridge in downtown Salt Lake City has worked its way into the race for mayor.
Salt Lake City Weekly
Utah's Light Rail Encourages TOD
The expanding light rail system in metropolitan Salt Lake City, Utah, is giving many developers opportunities to build transit-oriented housing and retail projects, especially in the suburbs.
The New York Times
Salt Lake City Considers Ban On Retail Chains
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.
The Salt Lake Tribune
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