Provide feedback on the draft Vision for the 600/700 North corridor!

Major project milestone and feedback opportunity! The 600/700 North corridor study has released a draft Vision document here.  The Vision document has transformative ideas for the corridor, which will be built in phases, with spot improvements at crosswalks, traffic signals, and bus stops followed by major roadway reconstruction. Before advancing into engineering design, we want to vet this Vision with …

TONIGHT – City Council meeting – Help Solve Capitol Hill’s Traffic Issues

HELP SOLVE CAPITOL HILL’S TRAFFIC ISSUES Tonight, the City Council will consider the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Council’s request for funds to implement our Traffic Calming Plan. This comprehensive plan includes crosswalk enhancements, traffic-slowing devices (“speed lumps”), and other improvements to reduce speeding and cut-through traffic, and enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety in our neighborhood. YOU CAN HELP by attending tomorrow’s …

Salt Lake City Joins Amicus Brief in Objection to EPA and DOT Vehicle Emissions Rule

Just One Day After Biden Issues a Directive to Undo the Rule SALT LAKE CITY — Today, Salt Lake City joined 14 other city and county governments from across the country in signing an amicus brief against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule that fails to reduce dangerous air pollution and …

Quick Build Project: 600 North, Oct 17th

There’s an upcoming quick-build project planned on October 17th (THIS weekend) at the intersection of 1200 W/600 N. After a lot of planning and input from many of you included in this email, we are excited to make it happen! This project will use delineator posts, signs, and paint to demonstrate ideas from the ongoing 600/700 N Corridor Study; calming traffic, …

Columbus Street and 400 N. Signal Installation Project

Columbus Street and 400 N. Signal Installation Project What? Installation of a new traffic signal and targeted improvements to pedestrian ramps and sidewalks Where? Columbus Street (SR-186) and 400 N. in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Salt Lake CityWhy? This new signal will improve pedestrian safety and mobilityWhen? Construction of the new signal will begin on Monday, August 3 and is scheduled to be operational …

CapHill Transportation meeting Thursday!

Hello Capitol Hill neighbors, If you would like to share concerns with specific traffic issues and work toward near-term (and long-term) solutions please come to the Capitol Hill Transportation Committee Meeting.  Capitol Hill Transportation Committee is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Thursday,Aug 13,5:00PM – 6:30PM. AGENDA- A. Projects  1. Heavy truck management  2. Commuter cut-through mitigation 3. Capitol Hill traffic management …

Street & Intersection Typologies Design Guide

What is it? The Guide will help the City create streets that are designed better for everyone. The project creates new definitions and designs for 15 distinct kinds (or typologies) of streets in the city. These will supersede the traditional “arterial”, “collector”, and “local” street classifications. The project also assigns one of these new typologies to each of the nearly 8,400 public street segments in …

Heavy trucks accelerating around corner of 600 N & 300 W where a truck hit a pedestrian in 2019

LET’S DO AWAY WITH THE INSANE TRAFFIC!

The photo above shows heavy trucks accelerating around the corner of 600 N & 300 W where a truck hit a pedestrian in 2019. Our Livable Neighborhood? Has your household been affected by extreme levels of aggressive heavy truck traffic, large volumes of speeding commuter cut-through traffic or raging motorcycles, tuner cars and modified pickups? We encourage a number of …