urban planning

“We think of small businesses as being purely economic entities. If they have customers and if they have suppliers near them, they will all thrive. But that's not necessarily true,” said urban planning professor Divya Chandrasekhar.

As Salt Lake City grows, neighborhoods are faced with a choice to maintain their historic identities or give in to change. Central Ninth and the Granary District are finding ways to keep what matters most to their communities while making room for development.

Utah State University is partnering with the National Integrated Heat Health Information System to continue to provide heat mapping data and improve forecasting accuracy.

Salt Lake City considers 500 and 600 South as its “grand boulevards.” Upgrades could make the downtown core a much friendlier place for the city’s bikers and pedestrians.

With new zoning rules on the books and more public money available for affordable housing than ever before, Salt Lake City now looks to where those projects fit best.

A Utah State University researcher says we don’t have data on Salt Lake City’s urban heat islands. Knowing where the hot spots are will help officials bridge the gap between the haves and have-nots of urban cool zones.

Safe streets advocates describe the city’s famously wide thoroughfares as a “blessing-curse sandwich.”

With the Salt Lake Bees set to leave after the 2024 season, city leaders are looking for what’s next for the 13.5 acres surrounding Smith’s Ballpark.

In addition to allowing for taller skyscrapers in the downtown area, pedestrian-friendly measures like wider sidewalks and increased building setbacks are also part of the proposal.

The goal? To create the “world’s best economy and quality of life” for all Utahns.

It was rush hour on a Thursday afternoon in late May, and people were stressed. Standing among a forest of traffic cones at a complicated intersection in…

Demographics in Utah are unique in many ways: the state has the highest birth rate, the lowest death rate, and is the youngest state in the country.New…