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APA Utah 2023 Annual Report
APA UT Year End Report 2023 by Tippe Morlan
Award Spotlight: Cache County Housing Crisis Task Force
“Progress on the housing crisis needs continued state and civic leadership. Without it, today’s children, Utah’s next generation, will face an even greater scarcity of affordable housing and more burdensome housing prices.”
Five+ Federal Infrastructure Programs Every Planner Should Know
Planners will play an integral leadership role in helping communities and regions successfully access available federal funds through these competitive programs.
AI in Planning: Opportunities and Challenges and How to Prepare
One of the biggest expected disruptors of the 21st century is artificial intelligence (AI).
Will an inland port rail hub work in Utah?
The Intermountain region doesn’t have a big enough market for imports, and Utah’s service-based economy doesn’t position it well for exports.
Gravel giant Geneva Rock faces legal battle with Draper over its Point of the Mountain expansion
A company that operates some of the largest gravel quarries along the Wasatch Front is now facing allegations that it circumvented local zoning laws in a town where it’s faced pushback for years.
Provo has the most energy-efficient buildings
Environmental Protection Agency’s 2022 rankings to identify the metropolitan areas with the greatest number of Energy Star-certified buildings.
Why Does the Catholic Church Care About Utah’s New Gondola?
We don’t often hear about the intersection between skiing and religion, so when the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City came out in opposition to the Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola, we were curious.
Award Spotlight: Water Efficiency Standards Ordinances
Four rapidly growing Utah cities have taken action to address water supply challenges through water-efficiency standards—helping to build stable and drought resilient communities.
New conservation ordinances adopted for new development in Washington County considered strictest in Utah
Most municipalities also require a minimum landscape vegetative cover using drought-tolerant plants and trees irrigated with a drip system to maintain community aesthetics and reduce impacts from urban heat island effects.
