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.
"On Monday, crews will start building a Utah Transit Authority TRAX line that will connect the current north-south terminus at the Arena Station with the transit hub at 300 South 600 West. The project is expected to take up to 18 months - and by then, UTA's Front Runner commuter rail service is expected to begin between Ogden and Salt Lake City."
"The thousands of people who will pass through the station will amp up development of the Depot District, projected to be the state's most urban neighborhood. Turner and other city officials said the 19-block transit-oriented neighborhood between North Temple and 400 South, from 400 West to Interstate 15 could house up to 20,000 people who would live in rowhouses, townhomes and apartments next to - or atop - neighborhood shops and offices."
"Turner said the development also could at last remove the barriers between downtown and the 30,000 people who live just west of I-15.
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