Salt Lake City

Ballpark NEXT

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The Community Vision:

The future Ballpark Site is an iconic, existing destination for the neighborhood, city, and region. It is a catalyst for the transformation of our neighborhood, attracting people and development that uplifts and celebrates the area and its residents.

 

The Guiding Principles:

  • Neighborhood Safety and Activation / Safety in Every Stride
  • Connectivity/Interwoven
  • Natural Geography / Be Green
  • Wellness / Culture of Health
  • Community Centered / A Space for Every Face
  • Acknowledge the Past / Honor the Neighborhood’s History

 

It Starts With A Human-Centered Design Approach:

This project aims to translate the Ballpark Next guiding principles into physical infrastructure, vertical development, and community investments to deliver a new neighborhood heart defined by health, equity, affordability, and joy.

We are organizing these design elements into the five social determinants of health categories – economic stability, education access and quality, healthcare access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context – all critical to determining a person’s health and quality of life.

 

The Urban Design Framework:

The Ballpark NEXT Urban Design Framework will serve as a strategic guide for future development at the Ballpark site. It will outline critical elements like:

  • Public and private land use recommendations
  • Proposed building footprints and height
  • Programming and partnership opportunities
  • Enhancements to site connectivity and infrastructure

This framework will lay the groundwork for selecting developers, with construction expected to happen in phases over time. The Ballpark Next Urban Design Framework aims to bring the community’s vision to life through an aspirational, context-sensitive, human-centered urban design framework – ensuring that what gets built delivers a physically, socially, and environmentally healthy place for all.

Project Milestones:

    • July 2024 – Framework plan begins

    • August 2024 – Stakeholder Ideation Session 1

    • November 2024 – Stakeholder Ideation Session 2

    • December 2024 – Design presentation to RDA Board of Directors.

    • April 2025 – Draft Preferred Alternative and Urban Design Framework