June 2020 Meeting Announcement

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Stay Safe, Stay Active Streets

Salt Lake City is expanding its temporary measure to adapt to changing conditions and needs due to COVID-19: opening certain streets for community recreation, such as foot and bicycle traffic, while maintaining access to local motorist traffic. On Friday, May 8, Salt Lake City temporarily opened Stratford Ave from 1300 East to 2000 East and Wasatch Dr from 1300 South to Crestview Dr to pedestrian and bicycle traffic in order to allow space to recreate while also remaining at a safe distance from people. They join 500 North from Redwood Road to 800 West, 900 South from 300 East to 700 East, and 600 East from 900 South to South Temple. Kensington Ave will be one of the next streets to "open" for pedestrian and cyclist access. This will be in effect from 700 East all the way to the Wasatch Hollow Preserve.

Update regarding latest Foothill Dr. Plans from UDOT

Thank you so much for your patience as we sought information about plans on Foothill and allowed time for Mayor Mendenhall to communicate with UDOT. Our transportation department developed this memo and map (attached) describing the plans or opportunities right now Here are some of the main takeaways:

Update to the 1700 South Storm Drain – 2100 East to Wasatch Hollow Project

Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities (SLCDPU) will build a new storm drain from 1700 South and 2100 East to Wasatch Hollow. SLCDPU is wrapping up engineering and design based off community feedback. The figure below shows the path of the storm drain (in blue). SLCDPU anticipates construction to start in the fall of 2020 and to wrap up over the summer of 2021.

CIP Award Implementation and Timeline

The Wasatch Hollow Access and Amenity Improvement Project, submitted by Council Chairman Dodd and amended by Meg Roberts, was funded by the City Council. Included in the request are additional park benches, a dog fountain and multiple new access points to the park including an access point and pedestrian bridge across the creek off Rosecrest Dr.

The Wasatch Hollow access improvements are a large project that will take time to design and construct with a tentative timeline to complete the project by the end of 2020. SLC Public Lands is currently working with their Engineering office to speed the timeline for the benches and dog fountain.

Further updates to the project will be posted here and on our Facebook page.

If you'd like to view the complete CIP application, as approved, click here for the pdf version.

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