(KCPW News) The Sugar House neighborhood took another step forward this week in its ongoing overhaul. On Tuesday, the Salt Lake City Council adopted a new plan to improve transportation in the area. The plan includes additional bike lanes, installation of bike racks and bike shares at streetcar stops, and a redesign of Highland Drive.…
(KCPW News) Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker announced a new transit pass program for city residents on Friday. The proposed program aims to help alleviate the poor air quality that has plagued Salt Lake Valley in recent years. For more, here’s KCPW’s Ryan Cunningham with his report.
Segment 1: Traffic congestion, a lack of parking and issues between pedestrians, bikes and vehicles aren’t just city issues. As more and more people want access to Big Cottonwood Canyon, Little Cottonwood Canyon and Mill Creek Canyon, Salt Lake County is mapping out ways to accommodate development while providing environmental protections. On Tuesday, we’ll talk…
Two hundred thousand dollars. That’s how much the former head of the Utah Transit Authority, John Inglish, receives each year from his retirement pension, which is paid by tax payers.
After two-and-half years of construction, Utah drivers have seven more miles of highway to drive on the Salt Lake Valley’s west side. Saturday, UDOT will open the largest section of the Mountain View Corridor. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on the project’s progress so far, and what’s left to do.
While Utahns traveling to downtown Salt Lake City now have to pay for street parking until 8 p.m., making that payment just got a bit easier. City officials have spent months perfecting a system that allows drivers to pay for parking with their cell phones, and now it’s ready to go. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on how it works.
Public transit riders in downtown Salt Lake City received some good news Wednesday. After a year of discussions, the Utah Transit Authority put the brakes on a plan to eliminate the Free Fare Zone, saying buses and TRAX will continue to operate for free in several blocks of downtown. But as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, the agency says keeping the zone will require some operational changes to be made in the coming months.
What does Salt Lake City have in common with New York, Chicago and San Francisco? As of this summer, it now has a tour bus to different sites around Utah’s capital city. But as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, the engine for this idea isn’t revving up very quickly.
Residents and business owners in the area surrounding Salt Lake City’s North Temple street continue to endure heavy construction as the thoroughfare is upgraded, not only to accommodate a new TRAX line to the airport, but bike lanes and pedestrian improvements. Now, a University of Utah study will look at just how much these long-awaited upgrades make the neighborhood healthier.
Salt Lake City is expanding a program aimed at increasing use of alternative transportation and making residents more confident in it. Sustainability and Environment Director Vicki Bennett says the city’s SmartTrips pilot program launched in the East Liberty Park neighborhood has been a success, with residents taking advantage of free seven-day bus passes, kits with pedometers and bicycle tail lights, and customized biking and transit maps.
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