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Downtown Update - New TRAX Station on 600 South & Main St.

...Now, in a significant southward extension of the urban core, developers are building aggressively in that south-central downtown neighborhood, with at least five-plus major office and residential projects proposed or underway nearby.

And recognizing the financial potential of thousands of TRAX passengers flowing through the area daily, those developers appear willing to pay up to $1.36 million to make the station happen.

RDA Chief Operating Officer Danny Walz said the station also will be “a huge benefit to anyone who develops after the fact.”...Salt Lake Tribune - https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/12/...ke-city-moves/

August 7, 2021

Construction of 600 Main on the left, new 600 S. TRAX Station at the center, and 650 Main on the right.

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August 21, 2021




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September 20, 2021
TRAX Station Artwork

...With this exciting new TRAX station, a new captivating public artwork will be unveiled. Jiyoun Lee-Lodge’s (she/her/hers) The Crossing was recommended by the Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Art Design Board for commission and approved by Mayor Erin Mendenhall. This station’s construction is the product of a public-private partnership that includes local developers, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), and the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City and will serve a rapidly growing part of the city.

The Crossing consists of two eight-foot by twelve-foot steel sculptures intersecting at an angle. These two pieces are separated by a portal – a breach that invites station users to walk around and in-between each of the sculptures. The Korean-born, Salt Lake City, Utah based artist created a design that evokes the fluidity of water, which serves as a touching reference to the transient nature of the TRAX station, public transportation users, and the neighborhood in which its located.

According to the artist, “The Crossing illustrates water spreading out so people can pass through.” The open door in the artist’s design symbolizes the ever-changing nature of our City – a hub that is constantly changing and evolving. Further, Lee-Lodge writes, “The sculpture invites viewers to notice the emergent, water-like qualities of many aspects of Salt Lake City and Utah: it asks the viewer to consider the ways that people, as individuals and as communities, move like water in this place, with swells that carry new futures and possibilities.” Throughout the steel panels, Lee integrates colorful, egg-shaped floating orbs indicating new, exciting, and unknown possibilities. The Crossing is designed to complement and augment the experience of those engaged in this space, in addition to invigorating this rapidly changing mid-town neighborhood with public art.

The Crossing joins an invigorating collection of existing artworks located in UTA transit stations throughout Salt Lake City...Full Article @ https://saltlakearts.org/2021/08/30/...-the-crossing/

Originally Posted by SLC PopPunk

They unveiled the art for the new Trax station on 600 so & Main.
More info here: https://saltlakearts.org/2021/08/30/...-the-crossing/

February 22, 2022

Originally Posted by Paniolo Man

Some updates on the 650 South Station.

May 30, 2022

Originally Posted by Hatman

The 650 South Main Street station is getting so close to completion! It looks like all the trim on the structures has been installed, leaving the station looking like it's done, at least during daylight hours.

Has anyone more closely tied into the rumor mill heard of an opening date yet? I know it has been delayed due to the usual excuses, but it's got to be getting close, right?

Also the Vineyard Station for FrontRunner. It is pretty cool to have 2 rail stations under construction again, even if they are only infill stations.

Aside from the disappointing name, the 650 South station surprised me in 2 ways - one good and one bad. The good surprise was the trees since I was pretty sure UTA had moved away from including trees in their platforms, which would be a shame because good landscaping can really improve a place.
The bad surprise was that the new station will not be in the free fare zone! It feels weird and inconsistent to have a station on Main Street not in that zone, even though TRAX on Main Street is even slower service than the S-Line streetcar. I know, it is only 2 blocks away from the Courthouse Station which IS in the free fare zone, and if we really were serious about the name 'Midtown' then we shouldn't be surprised that it isn't included in the downtown free fare zone... but it just doesn't feel right.

https://www.rideuta.com/-/media/File...AP_APR22x.ashx

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