Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City Cuts Car Parking, Adds Bike Lanes, Sees Retail Boost

By Michael Andersen | Oct 6, 2015 | 10 Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Protected bike lanes require space on the street, and removing curbside auto parking is one of several ways to find it. But whenever cities propose parking removal, retailers understandably worry. A growing […]

Salt Lake City to Install Nation’s First Protected Intersection for Bicycling

By Angie Schmitt | May 6, 2015 | 159 Comments

Salt Lake City is on track to implement America’s first protected intersection for bicycling this summer. The intersection design is based on a Dutch template that minimizes potential conflicts between people biking, driving, and walking. For example, it allows cyclists to make a left turn in two stages without crossing against oncoming car traffic. It will be part of […]

Utah Restaurants: If You’re Not Driving, Spend Your Money Somewhere Else

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 26, 2015 | 10 Comments

Restaurants in Salt Lake City are winning their battle to keep people without cars from ordering at drive-thru windows. Lawmakers in Salt Lake City had passed a law mandating access to drive-thru windows for people walking and biking. Drive-thrus often stay open later than the indoor restaurant, and serve customers faster. The law was met […]

WaPo Transpo Forum: America’s Mayors Aren’t Waiting for Washington

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 24, 2014 | 2 Comments

Atlanta’s BeltLine of bike and pedestrian trails is raising property values in every place it touches. Denver’s new rail line will create a much-needed link between Union Station downtown and the airport, 23 miles away. Miami is building 500 miles of bike paths and trails. Los Angeles is breaking new ground with everything from rail […]

Talking Headways: Jeff’s Milkshake

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 4, 2014 | 1 Comment

Forgive us for the unacceptable two-week gap between podcast episodes but this one is totally worth the wait. Feast on our in-depth exploration of three transit lines (in order of fantasy to reality): Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and Salt Lake City. Despite having population density that rivals Manhattan, the Las Vegas strip doesn’t have high-quality transit […]

Parking Madness: Grand Rapids vs. Salt Lake City

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 28, 2014 | 33 Comments

The final spot in the “Elite Eight” of parking craters is riding on this match. Either Grand Rapids, Michigan, or Salt Lake City, Utah, will move on to the second round of Parking Madness, Streetsblog’s annual contest for eternal parking infamy. Both cities have their natural strengths. Grand Rapids, of course, is part of the […]

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