⚠️ Addressing air quality on SLC's west side

Making Trails Accessible

The new Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act, introduced by Sen. Mike Lee, mandates that federal land managers consider the impact of their plans on people with disabilities. This could require the Bureau of Land Management to reopen closed motor vehicle routes or create new ones to make public lands more accessible to those who rely on motorized transportation. [FOX 13]

Homelessness on the Rise

A report by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute found that chronic homelessness in Utah surged by 96% from 2019 to 2023, with rising housing costs putting an estimated 40,000 extremely low-income renter households at risk of housing instability and homelessness. [Utah News Dispatch]

• Related: What we get wrong about homelessness in Salt Lake. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

A 99-Year Lease

USA Climbing is planning a new headquarters in Salt Lake City’s Rio Grande District, pending the approval of a 99-year lease from the city’s Redevelopment Agency. The project would include a 45,000-square-foot climbing facility, rehabilitation of a historic building for offices and retail, and an outdoor plaza for events. [KSL]

Farmers Market is a Verb

We take our farmers markets so seriously here, that there is one in the Salt Lake valley for every single day of the week. But, do we have enough farmers to meet that demand? [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]

Your Guide to Salt Lake Farmers Markets

What’s missing from Salt Lake’s seven-day-a-week network of farmers markets? Utah Farmers Market Network director Chandler Rosenberg tells host Ali Vallarta why we’re short on farmers to meet the demand. Plus, she lays down the best markets in the valley, an etiquette guide, and some cool affordability programs.