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 County Mayor Peter Corroon wants voters to decide on a bonding measure for the upkeep and creation of parks in the county. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, some county council members weren’t buying his $110 million plan at yesterday’s meeting.
“Targeting a sustainable future” is the focus of today’s sixth annual Salt Lake Sustainable Building Conference, being held at the Salt Palace. And giving the closing keynote speech today will be Dr. Joseph Cory, an Israeli architect and founder of the firm GEOTECTURA.
The Utah Transit Authority allowed reporters to ride along for a test run today of the new TRAX lines that will open this summer. The Mid-Jordan line starts out in South Jordan at Daybreak, connects to the main line at Fashion Place, and becomes the new University line. The West Valley line starts behind West Valley City Hall, connects at 2100 South and travels to Salt Lake Central Station.
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.
The Salt Palace Convention Center is preparing for a 2.5-megawatt jolt from what’s being called the largest single rooftop solar system in the United States. The project, led by Salt Lake County, took off last September, but hit a speed bump when the county didn’t complete contracts in time to receive necessary federal tax credits. Darrin Casper, the county’s chief financial officer, says they were just late in the process, so they had to wait for the 2011 tax credits.
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.
Salt Lake City installed the first official bike corral in front of Squatter’s Pub Brewery this morning. And as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, it’s laying down several more at other downtown locations as part of an ongoing sustainability effort.
A big and expensive move could be taking place for thousands of Utah’s convicted felons. A committee is being formed to evaluate moving the Utah State Prison out of Draper, but as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, if the move does happen, it could still be years away.
Salt Lake City’s “Complete Streets” efforts are coming into focus. The city council last night discussed some specific initiatives for making city streets bike, pedestrian and driver friendly. KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports.
