The crown jewel of the ongoing Parley’s Trail expansion is coming to fruition. Construction crews are in the first stages of carving out a pedestrian tunnel under 1300 East, just south of 2100 South, that will join Sugar House Park with Hidden Hollow and the Sugar House business district. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the project is expected to be a major regional connector and a sight to behold.
Salt Lake City is proposing to amend a zoning ordinance to give mobile businesses more flexibility. Unlike food carts, food trucks aren’t allowed on public property and can’t set up shop for more than two hours. The proposed change would allow them to operate for up to 24 hours, give more options for private property use and public right of way, and considers mobile food courts, where multiple trucks could operate in one location.
Manufacturing giant ITT will expand its operations in Utah, creating thousands of jobs in the state over the next 15 years. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Governor Gary Herbert joined the Governor’s Office of Economic Development yesterday to announce the expansion, made possible in part because of a multi-million dollar incentive.
Governor Gary Herbert will host the 2011 National Governors Association Annual Conference in Salt Lake City next month. He says the three-day event will shore in millions for Utah’s economy, as 35 to 40 U.S. Governors and their families spend the weekend in Salt Lake City, enjoying outdoor activities along the Wasatch Front.
Twenty-six million Americans still don’t have high-speed Internet access, according to the FCC’s annual report to Congress. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Utah has met high standards in broadband deployment, but there are some areas that are falling behind.
Downtown West Valley City will be getting a major facelift over the next several years. Local leaders broke ground today Thursday on Fairbourne Station, an urban redevelopment project that will create a downtown for the city. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what the new development will bring to Utah’s second largest city.
Most Utah Transit Authority bus routes in Salt Lake County will change in August according to the agency’s final plan to make room for new light rail lines to South Jordan and West Valley City. UTA worked for the past six months, taking public comment to decide how those adjustments should be made. Spokesman Gerry Carpenter says when any adjustments are made, it has a ripple effect throughout.
Utah’s second largest city is undertaking a major effort to make the city a better place to live, work and have fun. In fact, West Valley City is close to making a major announcement regarding its City Center project. We were joined by West Valley City Councilman Corey Rushton to talk about redevelopment efforts in the city.
Just like the state capital, Utah’s second-largest city is undertaking an effort to usher in a more transit-oriented, livable, workable and walkable downtown. And KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, West Valley City will begin by creating a downtown.
A $5 billion commercial and residential development in downtown Salt Lake City is in its final phase of construction. Several key players in the project gathered yesterday at the new Promontory Condominiums to talk about the rise of City Creek. And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, they had differing ideas on the future of downtown.
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