An Interview With Ashley Cleveland, MCMP Promise Program Manager| a.cleveland1104@gmail.com Tell us a little bit about yourself? Where did you grow up? If you are not from Utah, what brought you here?  I have been living in Utah for six years. Both sides of my family are from Georgia; most have never lived outside the […]

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Written by Matthew Desmond, Ph.D. | Professor of Sociology at Princeton University Book review by www.getabstract.com This summer, a group of students and faculty from the City & Metropolitan & Planning Department at the University of Utah have chosen to read and discuss Matthew Desmond’s book, “Evicted: […]

The Salt Lake City Transportation Department recently announced a draft “Street Typologies Guide” that would significantly improve pedestrian safety (among other objectives) if approved by the City Council. University of Utah Professor Reid Ewing’s following editorial in the Salt Lake Tribune illustrates the importance of this proposal and other measures that improve pedestrian safety.