Writer, biker, ukulele player, cinephile, YIMBY. Connoisseur of all things interesting. Pick my brain @bikelakecity or pitch me a story at [email protected]
SLC, UT
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Friends! A new issue of @CityWeekly is out NOW online and heading to newsstands. This week, Carolyn Campbell and Catherine Christman investigate the declining birth rate and the challenges Utah faces as its population ages. #slc #utpol cityweekly.net/news/utahs-pl…
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New @CityWeekly: SLC reopens Pioneer Park with new playground, ranger station, event space and "lit" sports courts. #slc #utpol
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SLC is cutting the ribbon on its latest renovations to Pioneer Park today. Key features include a new playground, new restrooms and park ranger station (for a consistent eyes-on-the-street effect), a new food truck space, new sports courts and an improved off leash dog area. #slc
New @CityWeekly: U of U Trustees debate tenure audit as faculty leaders defend university's review process. #slc #utpol #uted #uofu
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Also this week, Wes Long reports on the final days of Salt Lake City's West View newspaper. #slc #utpol cityweekly.net/news/salt-lak…
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And in this week's Opinion, I explain why at $10 million bridge in Lehi is a bad deal for taxpayers and for the pedestrians and cyclists it claims to serve. #slc #utpol cityweekly.net/opinion/salt-…
Drivers have this completely unfounded belief that the second a red light activates and traffic stops, the economy starts losing money.
It’s nonsense. There is no “cost” to making a driver wait a few seconds. None. In fact there’s a societal benefit to slowing traffic down
Hadn't updated my spreadsheet in a bit. Democrat Zane Woolstenhulme has reclaimed the lead from incumbent Rep. Tiara Auxier in HD4. Margin now stands at 565 votes. #utpol
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Luke Searle has fallen back behind Celeste Johnson in the race for Rep. Mike Kohler's seat in HD59.
Most of these new numbers are an improvement for Republicans, but then you have outliers like this that are swinging left even against the late-count trends. #utpol
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New @CityWeekly: Mike Lee can kiss his Supreme Court dreams goodbye. #slc #utpol
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UDOT approved $5 million for a pedestrian bridge in Lehi.
This is comparable to where the Kensington Byway intersects with 700 East. The crossing there cost a fraction of a bridge’s cost.
UDOT would rather build 1 Lehi Bridge than 10 Kensington crossings. Think about that.
And in a media market with actual professionals, I wouldn’t be the only one who notices ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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New @CityWeekly: SLC abandons Capitol Hill bike lanes under pressure from state ban on safe streets work. #slc #utpol
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To toot my own horn for a minute: Back in 2018 I reported for @sltrib about how the Utah House supermajority was inflated and vulnerable to a wave. I still didn't see the tsunami coming, but I've been waiting 8 years for this exact scenario to play out. sltrib.com/news/politics/201…
New @CityWeekly: U of U Academic Senate questions timing, scope of legislative audit on faculty tenure. #slc #utpol #uted
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