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How many TOD projects are underway in the SLC metro?

Nexis4Jersey, That's a good question, and I imagine there are those who are keeping track. Hopefully, someone will answer your question statistically. In general, there are so many, you probably could at least say dozens in various stages of planning, or actual physical stages of construction. Salt Lake City Metro has been booming, even in this depressed economy. Home prices are once again climbing, and while condominium construction is still depressed, apartment construction, especially around transit is booming. Heavy Commuter Rail, Light Rail, Street Car and BRT have gone from being a bit of a pipe dream fifteen years ago, to being a wave of necessity today. Even the most starry eyed urbanistas would never have imagined that Metro SLC and it's citizens and town councils would have embraced all of these modes so quickly and fully. There really is a mentality 'that if you build it they will come'. If a metro town has a transit line in their boundaries, they are jumping on station construction and TOD development. Some, such as Downtown's massive City Creek Center(pictured below) and Gateway Center are far along in the process of their development phases. Many have a retail and office component, but have not entered planned phases of residential yet. Some are simply a newly completed station, with a parking lot in the middle of a field. Of course, these have detailed plans for village centers, and we'll just have to see what they'll all look like in ten years. If the economy gets back on the right footing soon, and the next ten years look anything like the last ten, Salt Lake City Metro will be an urban planner's Mecca.

The article below gives us an idea of what the plans are. While the plans may seem very hopeful, it is interesting to note that all the lofty plans relating to population and transit growth have been exceeded substancially over these past fifteen years.

Lee Davidson - The Salt Lake Tribune

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53969793-78/temple-north-airport-station.html.csp


Regarding the new North Temple Line to the Airport
"The last big push will be this spring and summer," said Jim Webb, project manager for the Utah Transit Authority, noting the project is 80 percent complete. "We will probably be substantially complete in the fall of this year."

That will be followed by an estimated six months of system testing with trains on the track. The line is expected to open for passengers sometime in early 2013 —which is actually years ahead of the original projected completion date of 2015...

...Officials also see it as the start of a bright future, believing that the new line can help the surrounding North Temple corridor to become perhaps a national model for redevelopment...

...In March, the city and UTA held a conference to tell area businesses and residents how they hope the new line will turn the North Temple area into a forerunner of what they hope to see throughout the Wasatch Front during the next 30 years. They are eyeing transit projects to handle an expected 67 percent growth in population.

They hope a third of the regional population will cluster in new high-density town centers built around transit stations, including along North Temple. Many buildings would have businesses on the first floor, offices on the second and residences above that. They city has changed zoning ordinances to allow that...




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TOD - The City Creek Center
The City Creek Center is massive already, even though it just opened a couple of months ago, and this is really only it's 1st phase. It is surrounded on the north and dissected through the middle by Light Rail.

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TOD - The Gateway Center,

A few blocks to the West of the City Creek Center is the Gateway Center. Gateway was developed
as an urban renewal of the Downtown railroad district prior to the 2002 Olympics. It has continued to grow and
expand quickly over this past decade. Most recently, there have been those who worry that it will not be able to
compete with it's new upscale, chic hybrid neighbor to the East(City Creek) However, most local forumers agree that
City Creek is only a healthy dose of competitive impetus, that was much needed by Gateway. Gateway is flanked by an
NBA arena and also a massive convention complex. Most recently, Gateway continues to tweak it's offerings and expand
it's appeal. Those retailers which have fled to City Creek, are quickly being replaced by new retailers to the area.
Also, addtional office and apartment construction is currently underway or in the launching phases. Gateway is dissected
and or surrounded on all sides by eighter light rail and or commuter rail, including the new North Temple Line to the airport.



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Latest Update - Northern Metro - Station Park @ Farmington


This particular TOD is located at a very tight geographic bottleneck, between the Northern and Central part of the
Greater Salt Lake City Metros. This is clearly exihibited by the map below. Station Park is newly opened and progressing
very rapidly. As of yet, no residential has been added to the complex, but it's strategic location at the confluence of
major freeway, surface street and mass transit, should promise a phased-in upgrade of residential for future soon to
be added phases.

http://www.centercal.com

Station Park is served by FrontRunner commuter rail. FrontRunner is currently undergoing a major expansion, which
will cover the southern portion of the greater Salt Lake City Metros


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I went to see the Dark Knight Rises
in Farmington tonight, and since my brother-in-law was late arriving-
I decided to make myself useful by taking some pictures of Station Park
while I waited:

It's not a perfect TOD, but it's much better than you'd expect from
Davis Co., which tends to be almost exclusively rural and suburban.
And it really is a step above what I've come to expect from a suburban
Utah lifestyle center like The District, Jordan Landing, Valley Fair, etc.
The architecture and quality of the finishes really stand out- even the
big-box stores on the perimeter and much nicer than you'd typically see.

(Sorry about the image size- I'm too lazy to re-size them all, so you get
in them in whatever dimension my phone took them)


The development is less than 1/2 built-out. It's going to look pretty
cool once it all fills in:


Speaking of which, here is some new building going up just west of
the theater:


These bus-stop looking shelters make me wonder if they'll eventually
have some kind of shuttle from the pedestrian mall area to the
FrontRunner station:


Gas lamps:


The restaurants have outdoor seating, I really liked the biparting
doors which, when opened as they are here, open the inside of
the restaurant to the outside:


Couches for outdoor seating:


I rode the train, so I can report a little on the proximity of the station
itself to the theater area. The distance felt about the same as
walking down two Salt Lake City blocks. It was inconvenient only
because the area in-between is the part that is currently still
under construction. Once it's all filled in, getting off the train, walking
down the plaza and back won't be any worse than walking from one end
of Gateway to the other and back.
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The Standard Examinar

Disney-esque fountain debuts at Farmington’s Station Park

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/5...mplex.html.csp

Attractions » 59 computer-controlled nozzles part of showpiece at shopping-office complex

By Vince Horiuchi - The Salt Lake Tribune

The owners and operators of the new Station Park shopping and office complex in Farmington unveiled a multimillion-dollar show fountain Friday that brings a small taste of Disneyland to Utah.

The fountain is a 5,000-square-foot showpiece that has two pools connected by a waterfall and 59 computer-controlled nozzles that shoot water 30 feet to 60 feet in the air to songs by artists such as The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Michael Bublé.


The feature is in a park in front of the Cinemark Theaters on the south end of the open-air shopping complex.

Like the famed "World of Color" fountain show at the California Adventure Park, which is part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., the Station Park fountain has colored LED lights in each of the nozzles that can shine on the glistening streams of water. Part of the equipment for the Station Park fountain was actually built by the same company that worked on Disney’s "World of Color."

"It’s an incredible dance of water and light," said Craig Trottier, vice president of development for CenterCal Properties, the developer and owner of Station Park. "It’s unlike anything you’ve seen unless you’ve been to Disneyland and seen the ‘World of Color.’ It’s a really intense show."

Each of the fountain’s 59 water nozzles contains a circle of LED lights that are capable of displaying 3 million colors. Six of those nozzles can move along three axes. Powering the fountain is a "vault" underneath the park that houses computers and water pumps that push through 43,000 gallons of water.

The structure produces one show every hour by playing one of more than 10 choreographed songs, including The Beatles’ "Here Comes the Sun," Frank Sinatra’s "I Could Have Danced All Night" or the opera classic "La Bohème." The fountain will be operational from 10 a.m to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to midnight on weekends.

Station Park officials also unveiled six bronze statues from sculptor Brian Keith that are positioned in and around the fountains.

The new features are part of the 67-acre complex that ultimately will house more than 130 stores and restaurants, an open-air ice skating rink, and a 110-room hotel. More than 30 stores are open, as well as five eateries. Four more restaurants — Roxberry, Subway, ParkStone Wood Kitchen & Bar and Sushi Monster — will open in the next month. Two retailers, Famous Footwear and Dollar Cuts, as well as Monarch Dental, also will open in the next 30 days. In all, another 100 stores will open in the next year.

Station Park, which is at the intersection of I-15, Highway 89 and Legacy Parkway, is the second open-air shopping complex to debut a fountain this year in Utah. The City Creek project in downtown Salt Lake City features three fountains on its property.

"We believe it [the fountain] is a worthy investment to differentiate [the complex] from the everyday shopping," Trottier said. "We’re trying to create an experience, not just shopping."


(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The multimillion-dollar, 5,000-square-foot fountain features six fine-art bronze statues, created by sculptor Brian Keith that were dedicated Friday, June 15, 2012 in Farmington. The Station Park shopping center in Farmington unveiled a world-class show fountain with choreographed lights, music, color and 30-60-foot high dancing water

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Disney-esque fountain debuts at Farmington’s Station Park

Attractions » 59 computer-controlled nozzles part of showpiece at shopping-office complex

By Vince Horiuchi
The Salt Lake Tribune


The owners and operators of the new Station Park shopping and
office complex in Farmington unveiled a multimillion-dollar show
fountain Friday that brings a small taste of Disneyland to Utah.

The fountain is a 5,000-square-foot showpiece that has two pools
connected by a waterfall and 59 computer-controlled nozzles that
shoot water 30 feet to 60 feet in the air to songs by artists such as
The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Michael Bublé.


Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune)

The multimillion-dollar, 5,000-square-foot fountain features six fine-
art bronze statues, created by sculptor Brian Keith that were
dedicated Friday, June 15, 2012 in Farmington. The Station Park
shopping center in Farmington unveiled a world-class show fountain
with choreographed lights, music, color and 30-60-foot high dancing
water.....

Read Full Story Here


At A Glance

Retailers coming to Station Park

These recently announced retailers will be moving into the Station
Park complex in Farmington by the first quarter of 2013, some as early
as within a month.

Fashion » H&M, Zumiez, Torrid, Famous Footwear, Claire’s,
Francesca’s Collections, Republic of Couture, Charming Charlie.

Restaurants » Sushi Monster, ParkStone Wood Kitchen & Bar, Twigs
Bistro & Martini Bar, Bandidos, The Melty Way, Roxberry and Subway.



Looks like we are getting a third H&M......
Fountains At Station Park

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The canopies (with solar panels on top) have been installed at the 1950 West Airport TRAX Station.


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Some conceptual drawings for the Sugarhouse Streetcar Line.





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Construction of the FrontRunner station at Murray Central.


The new platform can be seen to the west of the TRAX station.
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Bikeways a glimpse of Salt Lake City’s two-wheeled future


(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) A bicyclist rides along Salt Lake City's separated bikeway along 300 East and 700 South. It's the first in the state.

Cycling » New lanes on 300 East may be a model used across Salt Lake City’s downtown.

By Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune

Experimental bicycle lanes along 300 East in Salt Lake City are drawing lots of feedback from residents, most of it positive, from what city officials say.

With the blessing of the city council and Mayor Ralph Becker, an unabashed cycling enthusiast, the city is about a month into trying out the two new lane configurations, designed to test ways of making biking on urban streets safer for two-wheeled traffic.

Depending how the pilot project goes, residents could see similar lanes being added throughout the downtown in future years.

A so-called buffered bike lane runs between 800 and 900 South on 300 East, amounting to a striped buffer painted on the pavement on either side of a conventional bike lane.

City workers are also trying out a cycle track, between 600 and 800 South, which locates the bike lane next to the curb and puts a buffer and parking spaces for cars between the bike lane and the main roadway...


http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54...-lake.html.csp


Will North Temple overhaul help residents get more exercise?

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new sidewalks like these near the popular Red Iguana restaurant seem pedestrian-friendly. Barbara Brown, an environmental psychologist with the University of Utah Department of Family and Consumer Studies, is leading research to determine whether walkable neighborhoods impact health. She will rig hundreds of participants who live near North Temple with devices that will monitor their movements now and a year later after North Temple project has been completed and the place becomes a pedestrian's paradise, Friday, August 11, 2012.

North Temple » U. researchers are delving into how construction will affect residents’ activities and attitudes.

By Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune

University of Utah researchers are taking advantage of a major Salt Lake City corridor’s overhaul to document whether a pedestrian-friendly environment actually gets people out of their cars and exercising more.

As the $290 million renovation of North Temple and installation of the airport TRAX line near completion later this year, principal investigator Barbara Brown needs a few hundred more residents to agree to occasional interviews — and to wear electronic monitoring devices that track movement.

University of Utah researchers are recruiting Salt Lake City residents who live within 1.2 miles of North Temple between 200 West and 2200 West for a study of how the street’s renovation will affect their interactions with the neighborhood. Interested residents can call 801-585-3754 or e-mail mapstudy@fcs.utah.edu.

The data will help determine how residents’ activities and their intensity level change after North Temple is equipped with wide multi-use sidewalks, bike lanes, a multi-use path, fewer traffic lanes, trees and a light-rail line, according to Brown, a professor of family and consumer studies and principal investigator on the study...


http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54...dents.html.csp


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TRAX, FrontRunner and UP bridges over 5400 South. (Photo taken from the vehicle bridge that crosses both TRAX and 54th. I know, time to stop using the phone and get a real camera.)

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Do you think they'll ever speed up and Electrify the Front Runner?
No Nexis, I don't think so. At least not anytime soon. FrontRunner is currently 44 miles of commuter rail, most of it single track. There are 7 stations so by the time it gets up to its maximum speed of 79MPH it isn't long before it is slowing down for the next stop (or siding to allow another train to pass).

Also, many crossings are at grade. I believe the entire line would need to be double track with separated crossings to allow for higher speed. And with the current average of 5,000 passengers per day that isn't going to happen.

Hopefully ridership will increase dramatically with the opening of the south line in December.
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The Hub Development Strategy was just released on the RDA website.
It is looking good. Here is a link:
http://www.slcrda.com/meetingsmin/20...ubStrategy.pdf

And here is a taste.

Notice that they have included TRAX down 4th South to the hub in the plan.



Here is what 300 South between Rio Grande Depot and the Intermodal Hub will look like on festival days (on festival days the streetcar will not run all the way to the Intermodal Hub).


An option of the streetcar going through Rio Grande Depot.
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University of Utah continues to build on it's TOD portfolio

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Here's some more photos of the completed honors housing building:



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TOD Update - Central Metro - Fairborne Station


West Valley City is already Utah’s second largest city and lies at the geographic center of a
rapidly growing central metro population that currently exceeds 1.1 million. The entire area is undergoing a renaissance
of new development, a major portion of which integrates Fairbourne Station. Here, residents and visitors will live, work,
shop, visit and linger in an all-new, unique, diverse and exciting urban atmosphere. At Fairbourne Station,
employment, shopping and entertainment combine to create a landmark that showcases progress. Fairbourne Station is
a welcoming destination to people of all ages and backgrounds.

•Amidst a growing population of 1.1 million-plus
•Leading the West Valley City renaissance
•A welcoming destination
•Live, work, shop, visit, linger

www.fairbournestation.com


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Some shots from this weekend of Fairbourne Station, which after visiting for the first time, I'm ready to name 'Utah's
best TOD'

The quality of everything that's been done there really surprised me. The fact that they built the station and park in
the middle of an existing civic campus and retail area gives it a real leg up on other mixed use developments because
so many of the uses are already in place. The hotel is looking good and they just need to get some residential in along
the park and this will be a terrific little place to live.

Looking north across the park toward the hotel:


TRAX Station:


Looking west down the new promenade:


Looking east toward city hall (the mall is behind city hall):


Panorama:

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Central Metro - Birkhill @ Fireclay TOD

Work begins on additional transit-oriented apartment projects at Birkhill in Murray



Courtesy photo) The $45 million Birkhill development in Murray, pictured here in a rendering, will be constructed in three phases with the project expected to be completed by 2016.

Housing » Complex offers access to TRAX, trails, I-15.

The Salt Lake Tribune

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/5...lding.html.csp

Parley’s Partners of Salt Lake City has started construction on a $45 million mixed-use development in Murray that at build-out would feature more than 300 apartments.

The project, to be known as Birkhill on Main, will sit on 6.2 acres and eventually include a three-story office building.

Phase 1 of the project, with projected spending at $17 million, will feature 137apartments, including 41 market-rate dwellings and 96 affordable housing units in a five-story building at 4255 S. Main St.

KTGY Group Inc. of Irvine, Calif., is the architect and designer.

Residents will be living within walking distance of a TRAX station and also will have access to I-15.

Additionally, Parley’s Partners will provide a paved trail on the north side of the project, next to Cottonwood Creek, that will connect with the Jordan River Parkway’s 40-mile network of trails.

"We are linking this community and transit together and creating a truly walkable urban lifestyle that helps people save money and our planet’s resources," KTGY principal Manny Gonzales said in a statement announcing the start of construction...


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This is what it looked like last time I was there (about 2 weeks ago).
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All aboard! University Station would house 464 students

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55...ation.html.csp

Brian Maffly - The Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake City’s 900 East TRAX station, now facing an often-vacant parking lot, could soon be serving a massive
student-focused apartment complex, the first of its kind near the University of Utah, under a proposal crafted by a
team of business students.

The group is seeking financing and approvals for its proposed five-floor University Station, housing up to 464 residents in
140 units on a 2.24-acre lot currently occupied by a sleepy Office Max store at the southwest corner of 900 East and
400 South.

Student apartment complex proposed for the southwest corner of 900 East and 400 South, next to the TRAX station.
The 177,000-square-foot, five-story building would have rooms for up to 464 students in 140 units. The backers are
three recent University of Utah business school graduates whose proposal, which addresses the dearth of student-
focused housing near campus, won the Utah Real Estate Challenge.

"The reason [students] aren’t moving close to campus is there’s no product. They don’t want a two-bedroom, one-
bath apartment. Four-bedroom apartments don’t exist," partner Justin Earl said. Housing is "catering to the general
market, not students." ...



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Main Floor Plan
The mainfloor provides 25 units: sixteen 4-bedroom, two 3-bed-room, and seven 2-bedroom units. The leasing office
is centrallylocated across from the elevators. There are 2 lobby areas, one of which could potentially become an
exercise room or laundry facil-ity. As mentioned earlier, there are two locations to enter the site as dem-onstrated
below. There are 117 parking stalls on the upper level, and272 stalls on the lower level. The majority of the parking
is covered.Main Floor Plan


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The second floor provides 28 units: sixteen 4-bedroom, four 3-bed-room, and eight 2-bedroom units. Levels 3 through
5 are laid outthe same except they provide one additional 4-bedroom unit abovethe secondfloor common space. The
location above the of fice onthe mainfloor could have multiple uses, as either a common area,exercise room, or
laundry facility.As shown, the elevated platform is accessible from the second level.It provides plenty of seating and
green space, making it an excellentspace for socializing.


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Lower Level Parking

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Elevation

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Typical 4 bedroom unit

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...Note: Student apartment complex proposed for the southwest corner of 900 East and 400 South, next to
the TRAX station. The 177,000-square-foot, five-story building would have rooms for up to 464 students in 140
units. The backers are three recent University of Utah business school graduates whose proposal, which addresses
the dearth of student-focused housing near campus, won the Utah Real Estate Challenge.



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Utah County FrontRunner, airport TRAX lines still on track

The last cement pour for the UTA TRAX along North Temple between the airport and the Salt Lake City International Airport June 25, 2012, in Salt Lake City. It will be open to passengers in April 2013. (Tom Smart, Deseret News)

By Jason Lee, Deseret News

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...-on-track.html

SALT LAKE CITY — Commuters heading to Salt Lake City from Utah County may have an alternative form of transportation sooner than expected.

Construction and testing on the FrontRunner South commuter rail line is moving ahead faster than anticipated, according to the Utah Transit Authority.

It promises commuters they will save time when the new FrontRunner South line opens Dec. 10. The agency projects approximately 6,800 passengers will ride the train each day. In addition to four stops in Utah County, FrontRunner South will also have stops in South Jordan and Murray.

For commuters like Dean Sanpei of Provo, having an alternative to driving into downtown everyday will be a great relief...



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Utah Transit Authority's new FrontRunner South line from Provo to Salt Lake City will open Dec. 10, 2012. (Sam Penrod, Deseret News)



The first test FrontRunner South commuter train arrives in Utah County on June 11, 2012. The new line opens on Dec. 10. (Sam Penrod, Deseret News)

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