Segment 1: When you think of Salt Lake City’s downtown, what comes to mind? What stories or memories do you have of downtown? Those bits and pieces are just what Salt Lake City planners are looking for as they prepare to launch an update of the city’s 17-year-old master plan. On Wednesday, we’ll learn more…
Segment 1: Award-winning author Terry Tempest Williams looked forward to reading the volumes of journals her mother left to her after her death. But when the time came, Williams found only empty pages. The blank pages invited questions and in a new memoir, she explores the silence for answers. On Monday, Williams joins us to…
Salt Lake County is making it easier for cyclists to get around. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, Mayor Peter Corroon and the county’s transportation department laid the groundwork this morning for new bicycle route signs and roadway paint to connect cyclists to major routes and popular destinations in the unincorporated county.
Salt Lake City’s push to charge more for metered parking and extend hours of enforcement is sure to face opposition, but the city and at least one local restaurateur says logically, it’s a good call. Mayor Ralph Becker’s 2013 budget proposal extends the hours of parking enforcement from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, and includes a 50-cent hourly hike on metered parking.
Major changes are coming to travelers across the west. Last night, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker announced Salt Lake City will begin building a new airport beginning next year. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on the cost of the project and how long it is expected to take.
Segment 1: Take a look at Salt Lake City 100 years ago and it’s a very different place than it is today. Why did city founders lay out the city the way they did and what effect has the grid system had on the region’s long-term growth and development? On Wednesday, Brenda Scheer from the…
An area of Salt Lake City scornfully referred to by many residents as the “Sugar hole” will finally get the facelift it was intended to have before the economy took a nosedive. Mecham Management is moving forward with a $53 million retail and residential project with the help of a loan the Salt Lake City Council approved on Tuesday, acting as the Redevelopment Agency. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, bitterness still lingers over the demolition of historic buildings that made way for the venture.
Outdated way-finding signs in downtown Salt Lake City will likely get a facelift before the City Creek Development opens its doors this spring. The Salt Lake City Council will vote Tuesday to allocate funding for the project.
Segment 1: Frida Kahlo is one of the most iconic figures and renowned artists of the 20th century. But few know of her connection with two Utah women, Tina Martin and Mimi Muray Levitt. On Tuesday, Martin and Levitt join Jennifer to talk about their personal memories of Kahlo and the Utah-Mexico…
Extra seating and two police officers were needed to help organize the crowd that showed up to voice their opinions last night on a Wal-Mart zoning change that is set to be voted on by the Salt Lake City Council. KCPW’s Jessica Gail talked with residents who are passionate about both sides of the issue, and reports on when a final decision is expected.
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