We’re installing a citizen-requested roundabout at the intersection of 1000 West and 700 South to help calm traffic and improve safety in the Poplar Grove neighborhood.

The Sugar House Safe Side Streets Study originated from a Constituent Capital Improvement Program request for funding to implement neighborhood traffic calming in a portion of Sugar House north of 2100 South. Recommendations developed by this study relied on traffic data, community input, and a constrained budget to address key concerns throughout the study area.

Neighborhood Byways create pleasant and convenient routes for people using active modes of transportation by encouraging safe travel speeds, discouraging cut-through vehicle traffic, providing safe crossings of busy streets, and connecting people to destinations.

The city is investing in transportation projects throughout Westside neighborhoods including Fairpark, Glendale, Poplar Grove, Rose Park, and Westpointe communities.

In June 2022, the Salt Lake City Council adopted an ordinance lowering the local speed limit, also known as the prima facie speed limit. The ordinance impacted approximately 420 miles or 70% of the City’s public streets. Replacing the approximately 575 signs from 25 to 20 miles per hour continued into August 2022.

Salt Lake City is planning to test traffic calming devices on the Emery Street Neighborhood Byway between 700 South and Indiana Ave. The goal for this project is to work with the community to better understand preferences, concerns, and effectiveness of traffic calming devices, to help inform the Livable Streets Program and more permanent speed reduction installations.

May is National Bike Month, celebrated in communities across the United States, including here in Salt Lake City! Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling—and encourage more folks to giving biking a try! Visit this page for more information.

As part of a larger effort to enhance transit facilities in Salt Lake City, the Transportation Division is implementing a series of in-roadway bus boarding islands on 400 South, between 900 West and Redwood Road, in 2023. Alongside of the proposed bus boarding islands, improvements to the crossings at approximately 1400 West and the intersection with Goshen Street will be implemented. More details available here.