April 29, 2026 A new community-informed mural will be installed this summer in Salt Lake City’s historic Japantown, bringing renewed visibility to one of the city’s last remaining cultural corridors as major changes take shape in the surrounding downtown area. The Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency in partnership with the Salt Lake City Public Art Program, […]
Salt Lake City adopts ordinance enabling community-wide access to net-100% renewable electricity
April 22, 2026 The Salt Lake City Council has adopted an ordinance allowing the City to formally participate in the Community Clean Energy Program, a partnership with Rocky Mountain Power and 18 other Utah communities to expand access to net-100% renewable electricity. The program will help meet Utah’s growing energy needs while supporting cleaner air, […]
Salt Lake City’s popular landscaping equipment exchange program opens
April 15, 2026 Spring arrived early this year and Salt Lakers are already busy with their yards. Just in time for the season, Salt Lake City’s Clean Air SLC landscaping equipment exchange program is now open. Salt Lakers are invited to apply for money toward the purchase of electric landscaping equipment, such as electric lawnmowers, […]
Mayor Mendenhall issues statement on proposed ordinance updates
March 24, 2026 Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall issued the following statement ahead of tonight’s Salt Lake City Council meeting. “Yesterday I transmitted a proposal to the Salt Lake City Council to update Title 17 and Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code, which pertain to daily water allowances for nonresidential uses. New […]
With light and sound, Olafur Eliasson calls global attention to Great Salt Lake
March 23, 2026 Salt Lake City invites residents to gather at Memory Grove after dark to experience a new art installation by Olafur Eliasson—titled “A symphony of disappearing sounds for the Great Salt Lake”—that brings sounds of the lake to the heart of the city from March 26 through April 4. Each night at 9 […]
Salt Lake City invites public feedback on Fleet Block open space design concept
March 18, 2026 The Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands unveiled a design concept for the future of the Fleet Block open space, located at the corner of 900 South and 300 West, and is inviting community members to share their feedback through an online survey. The concept design for the approximately 2.4-acre open space—part […]
Living Traditions Festival welcomes the Smithsonian for U.S. 250 celebrations
March 12, 2026 The Living Traditions Festival is excited to announce its participation in Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals, a series of programs and exchanges marking the 250th anniversary of the United States showcasing the nation’s remarkable cultural landscape. These programs bring the spirit of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival—the institution’s largest and […]
Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency approves $8.1 million for affordable housing
Funding will support nearly 600 homes, including more than 200 deeply affordable units March 11, 2026 The Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) has approved funding for four affordable housing developments that will create 595 homes across the city, including more than 200 homes for households earning up to 30% of the Area Median […]
Salt Lake City breaks ground on Pioneer Park improvements
Feb. 27, 2026 The Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands has broken ground on major improvements at Pioneer Park, marking the next phase of the City’s long-planned revitalization of the historic downtown space. The project will add a pavilion, a co-located restroom and ranger office building, an accessible playground, a promenade, a mist fountain […]
Salt Lake City unveils concept designs for Jefferson Park
Feb. 19, 2026 Salt Lake City’s Department of Public Lands has unveiled two concept designs for improvements to Jefferson Park (1084 S. West Temple) and is inviting the public to share feedback through an online survey. Jefferson Park, a three-acre Public Utilities detention basin and public park in the Central 9th Neighborhood, will undergo upgrades to […]