Utah

Utah plans to direct funds to rural areas that plan ahead.

Drilling, recreation, and other uses compete in a battle echoing over millions of acres in the West.

The traditional shopping mall is approaching dinosaur status.

You may hate them, but you use them. Strip malls are the scourge of planning, but a blessing for commerce. Maybe they're getting better?

A survey shows 70 percent of residents in Utah's second-most populous county are in favor of a tax increase to pay for mass transit.

Need a pizza or cell phone? This new student development will have it all -- including a gondola ride to campus.

Environmentalists oppose new rules that will allow snowmobile continued access to the Yellowstone National Park.

A look at the "Aspenization" of Park City and other towns.

City leaders may support a light rail extension in West Valley City.

Utah's Cache Valley grapples with growth and quality of life.

Can the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints limit certain activities -- like protestin -- on a public pedestrian plaza owned by the church?

Utah's Transit Authority launches a five-year plan to build commuter rail between northern Utah and Salt Lake City.

Can the Church control how people behave on land sold with a public easement? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints clashes with Salt Lake City.

National transportation authorities are speculating the total amount of the 2004 Congressional "T-3" funds.

After turning down an under-used, deteriorating park for a $5 million makeover, the Salt Lake Olympics Committee (SLOC) has set its sights on making unwelcome changes to Gallivan Center.

"In-fill" developments help rebuild communities in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake's mayor hopes to transform Main Street from lifeless to lively.

St. George, a small town in Utah's southwest corner, is experiencing explosive growth. The Salt Lake Tribute details the challenges the town faces.

Cities are putting up thousands of dollars to become part of the regional light rail system.

As suburbia expands into farmlands, suburbanites clash with farmers.