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Salt Lake County Council Requests More Information Before Voting on Broadway-Style Theater

August 8, 2012 Jessica Gail

Salt Lake City will have to wait a couple more weeks before finding out if the county will help fund a Broadway-style theater downtown. Tuesday the Salt Lake County Council met with city leaders to discuss the project and possibly vote on whether or not the county would foot 20 percent of the total cost. But as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports county leaders want the issue studied further before any final decisions are made.

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Salt Lake City Mayor Sits Down with White House Council, Congress on Wasatch Canyons

July 19, 2012 Jeff Robinson

With the debate over the controversial SkiLink proposal and proposed wilderness protections in the background, Mayor Ralph Becker took his push to protect the Wasatch Canyons to Washington this week, meeting with officials from a White House council and Utah’s congressional delegation. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with Becker about his meetings and what he hopes comes out this process.

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Restaurant Owner Aims to Clean up Gum,Trash From City Streets

July 18, 2012 Jessica Gail

A stray piece of trash, a cigarette butt or an old piece of gum on the sidewalk are all commonplace in urban areas, and there’s no exception in Salt Lake City. But one downtown business owner is set on changing that, and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, he’s already gone to work cleaning up the city one block at a time.

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SLC Library Audit Presented to City Council, Library Board

July 17, 2012 Jessica Gail

An audit reviewing the practices and policies of the Salt Lake City Library calls for more management changes. The 53-page report says decision-making needs to be more streamlined, something Amy Cohen Paul of Management Partners, which conducted the audit, says wasn’t happening under the plan implemented by former Library Director Beth Elder.

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Sightseeing Tour Bus Comes to Salt Lake City

July 11, 2012 Jessica Gail

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.

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U of U Seeks Participants for Study on North Temple Upgrades

July 10, 2012 Jeff Robinson

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.

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City Expands “SmartTrips” to Rose Park, Wasatch Hollow Neighborhoods

July 9, 2012 Jeff Robinson

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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Becker Not Disappointed USOC Won’t Bid for 2022 Winter OIympic Games

July 4, 2012 Jeff Robinson

Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker says he’s not disappointed the U.S. Olympic Committee won’t submit a bid for the 2022 Winter Games, even though Utah was considering one. He says it gives the state’s exploratory committee time to get its work done well for a potential 2026 bid, adding it’s a good thing the U.S.O.C. announced its decision now.

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