Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Saturday, December 09, 2023

Salt Lake City Weekly Gift Guide 2023 includes "community/government wishes"

 -- "City Weekly's year-end guide to getting through the holidays and closing out those Christmas lists. GIFT GUIDE 2023"


They list:

  • Ranked choice voting -- the state allows this for local elections
  • Mid-block crossings on State Street -- not allowed, even in Downtown Salt Lake, because it is a state road, controlled by the Utah Department of Transportation
  • the rote election of Celeste Maloy to replace Congressional Representative Chris Stewart, who resigned.  The Utah Legislature super gerrymanders Salt Lake County, dividing it into all four Congressional districts, so no Democrat can be elected to represent the center of the state
  • getting the signal for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games, which could force the state to reinvest in infrastructure, e.g., the light rail system was built to support the 2002 Olympics.
With regard to the last point, it's something I will be writing about.  11 years is enough time to be able to construct significant infrastructure.

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