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May 22, 2024 · Thanks to Ali Vallarta for editing.
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What's CITY Talking About?
More Construction Coming to Utah County
Utah transportation officials have allocated roughly $1.4 billion to major road projects in Utah County. This is due to rapid growth in the area and a strain on infrastructure. Among the projects, they’ll be converting 2100 N. in Lehi to a new freeway, extending the Mountain View Corridor, and adding flex lanes to Pioneer Crossing. Construction is projected to start in 2027. [Deseret News]
- Related: The never-ending construction in Sugar House. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Controversial Inland Port Project
The Utah Inland Port Authority approved a 9,000-acre project in a rural area in West Weber County. The development aims to create an industrial hub for advanced manufacturing and renewable energy. Residents have raised concerns about how this will change the rural landscape. Activists point to ecological damage as it’s located on some of the last remaining wetlands in northern Utah. [Salt Lake Tribune]
Air Taxi
This week, the Utah Department of Transportation and Utah State University launched the state’s first air taxi using a Bell 505 helicopter. In the future, it could transport people and packages similar to Uber and Lyft. They operate out of vertiports, which are designated areas for aircrafts that could potentially be located on rooftops, parking lots, and traditional airports. Gov. Spencer Cox has already designated $1.9 million to be invested in aerial transportation. [FOX 13]
Secret Camp Spots
There’s a good chance this Memorial Day weekend you are headed to your favorite outdoor spot. Perhaps it’s secret coordinates or a not-so-secret campsite, but you’re leaving early to make sure you snag it. Today, we explore some of the stickiest questions around outdoor gatekeeping. Like, what happens when we love a place to death? And how do we avoid that without leaving a weird legacy? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
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What To Do
Wednesday, May 22
- 🛍️ Uncle Larry’s Flea Market | 6-10 p.m. | Free entry | Provo
- 🍗 Half Off Wings at The Pearl | All day | Free entry | 21+ only | Central 9th
Thursday, May 23
- 🎛️ DJ Dance Party | 11 p.m.- 5 a.m. | $25 | 21+ only | BYOB | Granary District
- 😋 Food Truck Night | 5-8 p.m. | Free entry | Millcreek
- 🥘 Chef Residency at The Ruin | 5-9 p.m. dinner menu, 9 p.m. late menu | Prices vary | 21+ only | Downtown SLC
- 🥕 Downtown Farmers Market Kick-off Party | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | $60 for one, $100 for two | 21+ only | Downtown SLC
Friday, May 24
- 🚂 Wild West Days | Various Times | $5-$15 | Heber Valley
- 🪕 Busker Fest | 5-10 p.m. | Free entry | Downtown SLC
- 🍕 Girl Dinner Pop-up | 6-9 p.m. | $58 | Ballpark
Today on City Cast
Are We Camping Southern Utah to Death?
You’ve found it: your special outdoor spot. But if you let people in on the secret, do you run the risk of drawing too much traffic to paradise? And if you don’t share those spaces, what kind of legacy are you enabling? Western Desk founder Madeline McGill joins host Ali Vallarta to examine gatekeeping of our natural lands and who writes the rules for navigating them.
Later, dudes.
— Terina Ria
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