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Salt Lake City’s Open Streets returns—see what’s coming this June

Posted on: June 4th, 2025

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

Posted on: May 28th, 2025

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

Posted on: May 22nd, 2025

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 […]

SPARK opens in Salt Lake City: A new standard for affordable, family-friendly development in Utah 

Posted on: May 7th, 2025

May 7, 2025 SPARK, a $99 million, affordable housing development on North Temple, has opened its doors. Spark features 48 deeply affordable units for households earning 20-30% Area Median Income (AMI), along with 152 affordable units and an on-site, high-quality childcare center.   “SPARK brings to life what we’ve long envisioned for housing development in Salt Lake […]

Salt Lake City adopts four flags to represent residents, visitors

Posted on: May 6th, 2025

May 6, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall proposed adopting three new City flags, in addition to the traditional Sego Lily Flag, on Tuesday to most accurately reflect the values of the City and its residents. The Salt Lake City Council adopted the flags […]

Mayor Mendenhall delivers Fiscal Year 2026 budget for Salt Lake City

Posted on: May 6th, 2025

May 6, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s Fiscal Year 2026 recommended budget, presented to the Salt Lake City Council on Tuesday, focused on taking care of residents and keeping them safe amid economic uncertainty. The $512,471,524 million general fund budget addresses public safety, affordable housing, infrastructure […]

Love Your Block: Salt Lake City invites community to revitalize spaces with the help of more small grants

Posted on: May 1st, 2025

May 1, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City is enabling residents, businesses, and organizations to revitalize neighborhoods with volunteer-led projects, one block at a time, through mini-grants. Applications for the next round of Love Your Block mini-grants open on May 1. “No one knows what a neighborhood […]

100 South reconstruction begins near University of Utah 

Posted on: April 29th, 2025

April 29, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Traffic access to medical campus prioritized with two lanes uphill throughout construction  Construction on 100 South between University Street and North Campus Drive is expected to begin Monday, May 5, near the University of Utah to replace aging pavement and improve safety […]

Open Streets returns to downtown Salt Lake City in June

Posted on: April 21st, 2025

April 21, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Main Street to close to cars every weekend in June with music, art, dining and support for local businesses Open Streets is back this summer, turning downtown Salt Lake City’s Main Street into a pedestrian-only celebration every Friday and Saturday in June, from […]

Salt Lake City celebrates unseen first responders behind every emergency call

Posted on: April 14th, 2025

April 14, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City is honoring the local dedicated professionals who serve as the link between people in crisis and the help they need. From April 13–19, Salt Lake City joins communities across the country in recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. “Every […]