Salt Lake City

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Emery Street Livability Improvement Pilot

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

In 2023, Salt Lake City studied the effects of temporary traffic calming devices on Emery Street between 700 South and Indiana Avenue. Next, we’re building a speed cushion and raised crosswalk!

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Salt Lake City Green Loop

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

Salt Lake City is exploring a concept to improve the quality of life for people living, working, and traveling downtown by adapting the existing street space to include more trees, shade, and transportation choices.

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900 West and California Avenue

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

In 2023, the Transportation Division made safety improvements to the intersection of 900 West and California Avenue with pedestrian safety islands that create a protected intersection – the second of its kind in Salt Lake City!

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600/700 North Mobility, Safety, and Transit Improvements Program

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

The 600/700 North Mobility, Safety, and Transit Improvements Study will create a plan to transform this critical Westside Salt Lake City corridor in ways that promote safety, enable mobility for active modes and transit, and better serve the surrounding neighborhoods.

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300 North Bridge

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

There is a new walking and bicycling bridge over the railroad tracks at 300 North (and approximately 500 West)!

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400 South Street Improvements (900 West – Redwood Road)

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

As part of a larger effort to enhance transit facilities, Salt Lake City implemented a series of in-roadway bus boarding islands on 400 South between 900 West and Redwood Road. We also made improvements to the crosswalks at approximately 1400 West and the intersection with Goshen Street.

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1000 West Corridor Plan

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

Over the last three years, the Salt Lake City Transportation Division has engaged with the community about 1000 West’s challenges and opportunities while also making smaller improvements such as adding buffers to the bike lanes, reducing the speed limit, and installing an all-way stop and high visibility crosswalks at 300 North. We are now looking at further improvements for the street and want to consolidate individual projects into a plan.

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Sugar House Safe Side Streets

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

The Sugar House Safe Side Streets Study originated from a Constituent Capital Improvement Program request for funding to implement traffic calming in a section of Sugar House north of 2100 South.

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700 South 1000 West Traffic Calming

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

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

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Capitol Hill Traffic Calming

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

Salt Lake City partnered with the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Council to implement neighborhood traffic calming strategies that promote safety, livability, and neighborhood character for area residents.

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Slow Down West Sugar House

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

Salt Lake City installed traffic calming in the west Sugar House neighborhood from 2100 South to 2700 South and from 500 East to 700 East.

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Crosswalk Improvements

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

Continuing to improve crossings across the city is vital to supporting a safe, comfortable, and accessible experience for people walking. Upgraded crosswalks offer improved visibility for people walking, increased user-friendliness, and help maintain driver attentiveness.

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1300 South and 2100 East Traffic Calming

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

Community members requested additional traffic calming along 1300 South and 2100 East to reduce traffic speeds. In 2023, Salt Lake City installed speed humps and raised crosswalks!

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Foothill Drive Bus Stop Improvements

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

Salt Lake City’s Transportation Division is partnering with UTA and UDOT to improve bus stops on Foothill Drive between Sunnyside and Stringham Avenues.

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Neighborhood Byways

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

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.

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McClelland Shared Street (Phase 2a of the McClelland Trail)

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

The McClelland Shared Street helps transform the next two blocks of the trail along McClelland Street, from 2100 South to Sugarmont Avenue in the core of the Sugar House Business District.

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Life on State

Posted on: December 8th, 2023

The Life on State Implementation Plan, signed in 2018, details clear, actionable strategies that promote economic development, improve transportation options, and address safety measures along the five mile stretch of State Street between North Temple and 3300 South.

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Street & Intersection Typologies Design Guide

Posted on: December 7th, 2023

This Guide will help Salt Lake City create streets that are designed better for everyone. The project creates new definitions and designs for 17 distinct kinds (or typologies) of streets in the city.

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Our Mission

Our goal is to provide a safe and efficient multi-modal transportation system for the movement of people and goods. We believe that the only acceptable amount of traffic fatalities and serious injuries is zero, and are working to achieve Vision Zero by 2035.