Utah
Libraries That Embrace Noise
Libraries, such as the new Salt Lake City library, are being designed to be amenable to a brave new, noisier world.
Conservative Utah Residents Take To The Rails
Salt Lake City TRAX light rail boosts Utah Transit Authority patronage to more than 100,000 daily trips.
Redevelopment Plan Unveiled For Downtown Salt Lake
Redevelopment plan for downtown Salt Lake City includes new campus for 3,000 students, as well as new residential highrises adjoining redeveloped commercial space.
Salt Lake City Light Rail Exceeds Projections
Salt Lake City's TRAX Light Rail system carries over 65% more daily riders than predicted.
Utah Rewards Small Town Smart Growth
Utah plans to direct funds to rural areas that plan ahead.
In Utah, A Public-land Fight On An Epic Scale
Drilling, recreation, and other uses compete in a battle echoing over millions of acres in the West.
The Shopping Mall Evolution
The traditional shopping mall is approaching dinosaur status.
Strip Malls Endure Through Sheer Utility
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?
Residents Prefer Tax Hike To Pay For Mass Transit
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.
Building A Student Village For 6,000
Need a pizza or cell phone? This new student development will have it all -- including a gondola ride to campus.
Yellowstone: Should Snowmobiles Be Allowed?
Environmentalists oppose new rules that will allow snowmobile continued access to the Yellowstone National Park.
The 'Aspenization' of Ski Towns
A look at the "Aspenization" of Park City and other towns.
Salt Lake Light Rail Extension May Be Okayed
City leaders may support a light rail extension in West Valley City.
Urban-rural Clash In 'God's Country'
Utah's Cache Valley grapples with growth and quality of life.
Peaceful Pedestrian Plaza Or Place Of Protest?
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 Embraces Commuter Rail
Utah's Transit Authority launches a five-year plan to build commuter rail between northern Utah and Salt Lake City.
Church And City Battle Over Prime Downtown Land
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.
New Transportation Bill May Have $300 Billion Budget
National transportation authorities are speculating the total amount of the 2004 Congressional "T-3" funds.
Misplaced Generosity Could Disfigure A Gathering Place
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 In Salt Lake
"In-fill" developments help rebuild communities in Salt Lake City.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
