Utah
Petition For Open Space Funding In Utah Falls Short
An initiative by open space proponents in Utah fails to get on the November ballot by just a few signatures.
Would You Trade Your Future For a Big-box?
Bedroom communities give up planning and peace for a temporary boost in tax revenues.
Tax Us, Please!
Library patrons in Salt Lake City ask for a library tax to preserve levels of service.
Have You Been Wal-Mart-ized Yet?
Wal-Mart brings tax money, crime, and especially change to rural communities.
Growing Hispanic Demographic Mean Business For Main Street
Two Spanish-language television stations are looking for offices on Main Street in Salt Lake City
In Utah, A Tale Of Revival On The Dotcom Trail
Utah is providing one case study of how locales can weather the industry's harsh economic cycles.
New Italian Center to Build Community, Showcase Culture
The newly opened Italian Center in Salt Lake City will give a gathering place and showcase all parts of Italian culture
In-town Bike Facilities Increasing
Cities in the Salt Lake Valley are gradually improving their road bike network to match the excellent off-road options
Mining company to build New Urban towns
One of the largest landholders in the Salt Lake Valley is switching from mining to community building.
Let the people vote for open space
A coalition of groups is pushing to put a vote for open space tax on the November ballot.
Invest in your community: Buy Clothes
Community-run clothing stores are a growing trend in the rural West.
Congress Stalls; Traffic Slows
Failure to reauthorize a long term transportation spending bill may cause delays, higher costs for local highway and transit projects.
Transport Agency saves millions by buying used train cars
UTA in Salt Lake buys used train cars at a savings of $2 million apiece.
Fierce Grocery Competition Ends Fred Meyer
Southern California isn't the only region worried about Wal-Mart Supercenters.
State can't afford to protect its greatest treasure
A magnitude earthquake could collapse the Marriott Library at the University of Utah, endangering thousands of students and many rare books.
LDS Church In Position To Makeover Downtown Salt Lake City
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be pumped into downtown Salt Lake in an effort to revive downtown, but questions remain.
State Bonds May Fund Open Space Preservation
A bill currently in the Utah legislature would allow the state to sell bonds to buy open space.
Are Roads an Economic Development Tool?
A transportation system on the verge of failure may keep companies from relocating to your area.
Development in Rural Areas Excludes Horses
New developments in a formerly rural area do not include horse trails
Agricultural Heritage May Become Civic Pride
A pair of 15-story sugar silos in West Jordan, UT could be renovated into a museum and an arts and culture center.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
