News Roundup - July 2025
Here’s a quick look at transportation and land use news in Salt Lake City.
The final draft of the Ballpark Next design plan has been released by the SLC CRA. The plan promises people first streets and mixed uses within its blocks, following a superblock model, where the interior is local access and pedestrian-centric and car traffic is kept at the perimeter.
Sweet Streets board member Alex Cragun had an article featured in Streetsblog USA on the brutal, climate-intensive process of live animal transport.
1700 South and 700 East have been resurfaced, but you’ll notice that despite planned striping changes—including narrower lanes and consistent bike lanes—they remain the same. This is a casualty of SB 195 and the loss of SLC’s control over its own street grid.
Paid parking rates in Salt Lake City have increased from $2.25 to $3.50 per hour and the hours have expanded to 10 PM and to include Saturdays. This is more in line with other cities and will help pay for maintaining the very pavement vehicles are parked on.
Salt Lake City’s bicycle network is now rated a 62/100 by People For Bikes, placing it 12th out of hundreds of mid-sized cities they rated in the US.
The S-Line streetcar extension did not get final approval at the Utah Transportation Commission meeting last Friday. A recent change to bring the final stop into the Sugar House shopping center left commissioners questioning the long-term routing of the streetcar and the price, despite the value the extension could bring to the area. The commission is expected to circle back on the proposal in July or August.
Salt Lake City has officially entered a new budget year (referred to as Fiscal Year 26), but they’re still deliberating projects to fund in the Capital Improvement Program. You can submit feedback by emailing Council.Comments@slc.gov or by attending and speaking at the July 8 council meeting. Check out the Mayor’s CIP book to see the projects up for consideration, such as our 600 East Neighborhood Byway CIP!
South Salt Lake City’s Main Street restriping project will unfortunately have to scale back in scope due to increased project costs. They are likely to restripe 2100 to 2700 South, but they are also considering restriping 2700 South to 3300 South in hopes that the northern section will get fully reconstructed in the next decade.
Letter: A recent bike ride from Millcreek to downtown Salt Lake City filled me with gratitude
A rendering of Ballpark Next from the Salt Lake City Community Reinvestment Agency.
