Nancy Monteith
Senior Landscape Architect
Salt Lake City Public Lands
Nancy Monteith is a landscape architect with over twenty years’ experience in public and private practice. As the Senior Landscape Architect for Salt Lake City, she has managed numerous high-profile planning and design projects. Most recently, her work is focused on developing a major linear park in key downtown streets, to allow integration of nature and trees in the complex urban environment. This work requires collaboration with a cross-functional team spanning the city’s many departments. Nancy is the Co-chair of Salt Lake City’s Sustainable Infrastructure Committee, a multi-departmental working group whose purpose is to advocate for integrated design and incorporate green infrastructure in city projects.
Session(s):
Take Back the Streets: Reimagining Streets as Public Space »
2025 APA UT Fall Conference, October 10, 2025 1:45 pmPublic streets are our most abundant shared spaces—but are they serving people or just vehicles? Join us for a walking tour of Salt Lake City’s downtown to explore how streets are being reclaimed as civic and social space. Through on-the-ground examples, including the SLC Green Loop and Main Street pedestrianization project, participants will examine how the city is rethinking the right-of-way to better support community life. A collaborative exercise challenges participants to reimagine a street, considering real-world constraints (e.g., fire access, utility conflicts, funding limitations) and exploring ideas that support public life.
Trees are Infrastructure Too: How to Plan Ahead Before They’re Gone »
2025 APA UT Fall Conference, October 10, 2025 11:30 amIn cities across Utah, cities are cutting down mature trees due to reactive planning, policy gaps, or infrastructure conflicts. This session explores how to prevent those losses by treating trees as essential infrastructure, worthy of preservation, coordination, and long-range investment. We’ll open with a fast-paced “Winners & Losers” game to see who wins when trees clash with development. A spotlight on a recent case of tree loss in Logan, Utah, will challenge attendees to test tree-protection policies and planning efforts. Panelists will offer real-world strategies for embedding tree protection into zoning, engineering, and long-range plans.
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