July 30, 2025 Salt Lake City is launching a public process to shape the future of a long-anticipated open space in the heart of the Granary District. The three-acre public open space—part of the broader 8.75-acre Fleet Block redevelopment—offers an opportunity to create something deeply rooted in community values and shaped by public input. The […]
Salt Lake City officials provide Millcreek fire update
July 28, 2025 Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities Director Laura Briefer provided an update following the Millcreek grass fire that ignited on Salt Lake City-owned property on Friday, July 25, 2025. “First and foremost, I’m incredibly grateful there were no serious injuries associated with this fire, […]
Mayor Mendenhall, Chief Redd release six-month update on Public Safety Plan
Twelve of 27 City-led actions now complete and ongoing; progress highlighted in newly published report July 16, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Salt Lake City Police Department Chief Brian Redd provided a six-month update on the City’s Public Safety Plan, outlining major […]
Salt Lake City to reopen section of Jordan River Trail with improvements
July 10, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City officials will reopen a section of the Jordan River Parkway Trail to the public on Friday, July 11. This stretch of trail has been closed between Cottonwood Park and 700 North since April while city teams and the Salt […]
Host community mayors in Utah begin collaboration for 2034 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games
June 30, 2025 More than a dozen local leaders gathered virtually on Monday for the first meeting of the Host Communities Committee for the Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. It’s the beginning of what will mark nearly nine years of collaboration as communities across the state work together to showcase Utah […]
Salt Lake City supports community-led organizations to increase healthy food access
June 26, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City continues to increase residents’ access to fresh, healthy, affordable, and culturally relevant food by funding 12 community food projects through the Sustainability Department’s 2025 SLC Food Microgrant program. This year, over $56,500 in funding was granted to community-led projects […]
Salt Lake City’s Open Streets returns—see what’s coming this June
June 4, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Downtown Salt Lake City’s signature summer experience is back every weekend in June Open Streets returns to Salt Lake City this weekend, transforming Main Street into a pedestrian-first destination every Friday and Saturday in June from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. With […]
Mayor Mendenhall, city leaders announce increased access to foothills
May 28, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui As a way to increase access to the Foothills Natural Area, Mayor Erin Mendenhall and the Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands opened the first of four new trailheads at Bonneville Boulevard, 675 N. Bonneville Blvd on Tuesday. The new trailheads offer […]
Pioneer Park set for major improvements, City announces partnership with Downtown Alliance
May 22, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Downtown Alliance to explore the feasibility of a new, public building at Pioneer Park. The project would complement the City-led Pioneer Park Vision Plan, which is fully funded and […]