Category Archives: Urban Planning
Planning In The News: Planning Commission green lights proposed ban on gas stations near waterways and parks
Salt Lake City presented its proposed ban on gas stations near waterways, ponds, and some parks.
Developer planned the demolition of the historic Fifth Ward meetinghouse
The investor-owner of the historic Fifth Ward Meetinghouse made plans to tear the entire building down.
Salt Lake City directs $17.7M for 14 affordable housing projects that aim to add new 1,500 units
Planning In the News: Utah’s capital city is directing a record $17.7 million to help facilitate 14 new affordable housing projects across the city, as rising housing costs continue to be a key issue not just in the city, but statewide.
Engineering firm scoops up 35K in Downtown office building
Planning in the news: An engineering design-build firm grew to its footprint in Salt Lake City this week when it picked up 35,000 square feet at 310 S. Main in Downtown.
New plans being made to renovate Jordan River Trail
New improvements are being outlined for the Jordan River Trail in Salt Lake City.
South Salt Lake could land a huge new mixed-use project on land that was almost a car dealership
South Salt Lake has landed the interest of a major developer who wants to add affordable housing and retail on a key 5-acre parcel.
Residents concerned over unknown future of Murray development
Just a few minutes east of Interstate 15, near the hustle and bustle of State Street in Murray, lies Pointe at 53rd but some big changes are on the horizon, starting with the closure of the area’s Best Buy next month to make space for a new development.
Salt Lake City considers tweaks to massive Fleet Block project
The future of Salt Lake City’s Fleet Block is beginning to take shape, as city officials try to figure out how they want to turn the property into a prominent section of the budding Granary District.
Plans emerge for The Silos, another large new neighborhood coming to SLC
West of the newly opened Post District, the redevelopment next to I-15 will pay homage to iconic grain towers and add housing, shops and a sizable park to the Granary District
What if the Empire State Building met typical parking requirements?
How many New York City blocks would serve the Empire State Building if the parking were provided in surface lots?
Millcreek has a plan to allow highway-scale digital billboards in its new downtown, which it just planned and zoned as pedestrian first
Staff acknowledges that allowing digital signage in the City Center is a significant change in strategy, but that change is not inconsistent with the goal of reducing the number and combined square footage of billboards where feasible
A Tale of Two Walks: Part 2
The street and the stroad are not so distant. They are different species of a similar animal.
