Utah

Utah's Innovative Plan To Fund Transit

Utah Transit Authority officials are using federal tax loopholes to sell the tax benefit of light rail to get funding.

January 13, 2002 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah's Sprawling Exurbs

Utah's high-income 'exurbs' are growing twice as fast as Utah's population.

June 29, 2001 - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Creating Smart Growth Incentives

Utah governor Mike Levitt called on the state's Growth Commission to come up with incentives for developers and cities to embrace smart growth, and to form alliances with farmers to get those incentives through the Legislature.

June 15, 2001 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Mormon Temple Vs. Land Use

Utah's Supreme Court rules that a temple's soaring steeple can be built, despite zoning regulations and public protests.

May 17, 2001 - The Boston Globe

NASA Maps Salt Lake's Hot Spots

NASA technology now streaking toward Mars to unlock secrets about the Red Planet helped map a not-so-mysterious spot: Salt Lake City.

April 18, 2001 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Annexation Thwarts Developers' Plans

Salt Lake City expands its borders thwarting developers' plans.

March 9, 2001 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Maryland Smart Growth Plan A Model

Utah planners look at Maryland's 'Smart Growth' plan.

February 27, 2001 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Monument Leaves Residents Bitter

New tourist monuments don't always have the desired effect. In Utah, the new monument resulted in lost jobs.

November 27, 2000 - The Denver Post

2002 Olympics To Jam Roads, Critics Say

Salt Lake City's Olympic organizers are planning on 95 percent of spectators to travel to Olympic venues in the own vehicles or rental cars.

November 21, 2000 - The Salt Lake Tribune

How Do We Want To Grow?

Utah's controversial Legacy Highway raises a question faced by many regions of the West: as the booming economy accelerates development and sprawl, how do we want to grow?

August 31, 2000 - The Chicago Tribune

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