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Salt Lake City Public Lands strengthens community connection by creating, protecting, and sustaining welcoming parks and natural spaces for all.

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Salt Lake City Public Lands Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Mitigation Project

Posted on: October 5th, 2026

Salt Lake City Public Lands Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Mitigation Project As Salt Lake City adapts to increasingly warmer and dryer seasons, the City’s Trails & Natural Lands (TNL) Division has begun to assess and adjust its care and maintenance practices for its natural lands.  While there is inherent value in supporting ecological health in […]

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Salt Lake City to Celebrate Revitalized Donner Trail Park

Posted on: October 1st, 2026

Salt Lake City to celebrate revitalized Donner Trail Park   Salt Lake City will celebrate the completion of the newly revitalized Donner Trail Park, featuring new playgrounds, water-wise landscaping, a walking pathway, public art, and space for the City’s first Memorial Tree Grove.  The improvements were funded through the City’s Parks, Trails, and Open Space […]

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Salt Lake City’s newly revitalized Steenblik Park is complete

Posted on: September 22nd, 2026

Steenblik Park, located at 1050 W. 800 North, is now open to the public following major revitalization. The project marks an important milestone for Salt Lake City’s Department of Public Lands as the first existing park to receive a full renovation through the Parks, Trails, and Open Space General Obligation (GO) Bond. 

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Salt Lake City reveals plan to create a safer, more connected and comfortable 500 West

Posted on: August 28th, 2026

Salt Lake City has unveiled a concept plan, drafted in coordination with property owners and adjacent businesses, for the future of 500 West, an important north-south corridor connecting the 9-Line to Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub, as well as the North Temple FrontRunner Station and Folsom Trail.

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