Salt Lakers marked a number of important occasions during the month of September. Between Hispanic Heritage Month, Rosh Hashanah and the Mid-Autumn Festival, Salt Lake City residents had many reasons to celebrate together. Curious about what other celebrations and observances might be coming up? The City updates a list of holidays and important dates here.
Salt Lake City also continued its work on housing, safety, transit and street repairs during September. Read on for our monthly highlights.
On September 13th, Mayor Mendenhall announced a collaboration between Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County and the State to support the creation of 400 new permanent supportive housing or transitional housing units in Salt Lake City.
The units will be focused on helping those experiencing homeless get into stable housing. Project leaders hope to see units available by Spring 2023 to coincide with the annual closure of the winter overflow shelter.
Watch Mayor Mendenhall present the project to the City Council here.
The Salt Lake City Police Department continues building relationships with the Salt Lake community. In September, they began recruiting for their Explorers Program, an initiative giving 14-20 year-olds an inside look at law enforcement careers. Participants learn through classes, ride-alongs and other hands-on activity.
Know a teen who may be interested? Click here to learn more.
Construction continues on 300 West, with paving work between 2100 South and 1700 South to be completed in October and work from 1700 South and 1300 South to be finished in November.
While construction can cause its fair share of headaches, the revamp of 300 West will eventually herald in a more user-friendly road complete with bike lanes and greenery. Until the road is complete, use this website to stay up-to-date on traffic impacts and to connect with project managers.
You can also follow SLCMoves on social media for updates on construction occurring across the City.
September is around the corner, which means it’s time to send our children back to school and our pen-pals “bouquets of newly sharpened pencils” (at least according to Tom Hanks in You’ve Got Mail). Salt Lake City spent the month of August preparing to make this school year safer and easier for both students and parents. From transit passes to the new Safe Passage Initiative, read on for August’s housing, transit, streets and safety update
Salt Lake City is one step closer to the opening of the Other Side Village! This month, Salt Lake City leaders toured a prototype of the tiny home that will eventually populate the planned tiny home community on Indiana Avenue.
The tiny home village, officially called the Other Side Village, will serve chronically-homeless community members. In addition to housing, other services and amenities will be provided on-site.
For more information on the building, funding and planning of the community, head to the Other Side Academy’s website.
Safety UpdateIn an effort to make back-to-school butterflies the biggest obstacle children face as they head to school, the Salt Lake City Police Department is partnering with three SLC schools on a new Safe Passage Initiative. Police officers will increase their presence along routes used to get to Backman Elementary, Jackson Elementary and Horizonte Instruction and Training Center. They will be on foot, bikes and in marked PD vehicles. Watch the short press conference for more details. Transit UpdateOn August 11th, students and community leaders gathered at East High School to announce the official rollout of transit passes for all K-12 Salt Lake School District students. Passes will be provided to students, teachers and staff through their schools and can be used on a variety of services, including buses, TRAX, the S-Line and UTA On-Demand. Visit UTA’s website for more information.
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July 30th, 2022 We hope you enjoyed a a safe and festive July! Between parades and laser light nights, Salt Lakers has been busy for the past few weeks. Salt Lake City has also been busy working towards our housing, safety, transit and streets goals.
Read on to learn how the Salt Lake City team spent July.
June 30th, 2022 This month’s update starts with a tongue-twister: a freshly-formal fifth Funding Our Future focus area! That’s right, the Salt Lake City Council approved the use of Funding Our Future sales tax dollars on another important item: parks and public lands maintenance.
Housing, safety, streets and transit projects will continue to be funded by Funding Our Future sales tax revenue – and street reconstruction projects will continue to be funded by the General Obligation bond.
The 8.7 million dollar projected growth in sales tax revenue allows Salt Lake City to allocate 2 million dollars from Funding Our Future revenue to parks maintenance without taking funds dedicated to housing, safety, streets and transit.
Stay tuned for more on how parks and public lands will benefit from Funding Our Future. Read on for other June highlights.
May 26, 2022 – Salt Lake City’s budget season is in full swing! On May 3rd, Mayor Mendenhall proposed her FY 22-23 budget to the City Council. The Mayor proposed using Funding Our Future sales tax dollars on parks maintenance in addition to housing, transportation, streets and safety. The City Council has until June 30 to approve the recommendation, as well as the final budget.
Learn more about the budget here (in English) or here (en Español) and read on for other Funding Our Future updates.
March 24, 2022 — March is Women’s History Month. This month, and every month, reminds us to teach and honor the vital role of women throughout history. Though much of history is marred with inequity, we have the opportunity to mindfully craft a more equitable future for all girls and women.
Read on for the latest Funding Our Future updates.
February 24, 2022 — February is Black History Month. As we reflect on the past, we must ensure that the present is a time where Black communities don’t just survive, but thrive. We create history every day, and must pave the way for a better future.
Read on for the latest Funding Our Future updates.
On February 24th, City leaders celebrated the renovation of Salt Lake City’s historic Jackson Apartments, for which the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (RDA) provided a $1 million loan. This project has ensured the preservation of 80 existing affordable housing units for the City’s elderly residents making 60% or less of the area median income as well as significant upgrades to the building including the restoration of the historic façade, unit updates, and improved ADA accessibility.
Also, Salt Lake City has launched Thriving in Place; this is Salt Lake City’s community-driven process to analyze and understand gentrification and displacement. Through this work we will develop a plan of action to address the factors that are forcing many of our friends, family members and neighbors to leave, or to live without a home, because they can’t find housing here that they can afford. Learn more and take the survey here.
This month, Capital City News spoke with the new Executive Director of Salt Lake City 911, Stephen Meyer. Watch the full video including the interview here.
There’s just a few days left to ride the bus, TRAX, FrontRunner, or UTA On Demand in SLC Westside neighborhoods for free during Free Fare February! Learn more at rideuta.com/freefare
We are already gearing up for another busy street reconstruction season. On February 27, 2022, construction will begin again on 900 South from 300 West to West Temple. All Eastbound traffic between 300 West and West Temple will be detoured to 800 South so crews can build the center median. Learn more in the Phase 1 dropdown at 900SouthSLC.com.
To see all of Salt Lake City’s street reconstruction bond projects, visit the Funding Our Future map at SLC.gov/BondMap.
January 20, 2022 — Happy new year! Many challenges persist in 2022, especially with the latest surge of COVID cases. It continues to be important to get vaccinated, boosted, tested, and to wear high-quality masks (like KN95 masks) in order to protect vulnerable members of our community. All households can now order free COVID tests through COVIDtests.gov.
Learn more about Mayor Mendenhall’s 2021 Report Card and watch the State of the City Address happening on January 25th. Tune in to the Salt Lake City Government Facebook page or YouTube channel to hear more about the City’s progress and what the priorities are for the upcoming year.
Read on for the latest Funding Our Future updates.
April 26, 2022 — Read on for the latest Funding Our Future updates.