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The Utah Department of Transportation will connect our entire state with a network of paved trails, and the first 19 projects have already been funded to the tune of $95 million. Host Ali Vallarta asks UDOT Trails Division director Stephanie Tomlin if this signals a statewide shift away from car-centric commuting — and when can we ride our bikes from Park City to St. George?Related listening: Will A New Strategy Change Where We Recreate? [City Cast Salt Lake]Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this June 12 episode: Red Butte Garden Embodied Patience Salt Lake Sewciety

Gov. Spencer Cox has a pointed message for homeless service providers: Show results or lose funding. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means break down the ironies in his speech and in the room. Plus, preview some Salt Lake City Council decisions, meet the county’s new public health boss, and find yellow watermelons.Resources and references: Utah Gov. Cox to homeless providers: Produce results, or you could lose funding [Utah News Dispatch] Explaining the Salt Lake City Mayor's $475 Million Budget Proposal [Hey Salt Lake] Attend the Salt Lake City Council meeting online or in-person. Miya’s Market on Instagram and TikTok Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  Red Butte Garden Embodied Patience Salt Lake Sewciety

If you're new here, welcome! We’ve put together a starter pack for you, with episodes and articles to welcome you to the City Cast Salt Lake community. You know you’re a Salt Laker once you’ve had a Tan France sighting. The Queer Eye star has called Utah home for almost two decades — so let’s test him on his local credentials. Tan joins host Ali Vallarta to dish on the best and worst our town has to offer and the most Salt Lake thing about him.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter, Hey Salt Lake. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Interested in advertising with City Cast? Check out our options.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  Salt Lake Sewciety Red Butte Garden Blooming with Pride Embodied Patience  We’re also powered by our members, who enjoy an ad-free version of the show. Find out more about how to become a member of City Cast Salt Lake.Reach us at saltlake@citycast.fm.

Developers want to turn West Valley’s Redwood Drive-In and Swap Meet into housing — for the second time. Executive producer Emily Means joins host Ali Vallarta to calculate its odds of survival. Plus, a vacant SLC building gets a sexy makeover, primary ballots hit mailboxes, and a weekend wrestle-off.If the sponsored interview with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development grabbed your attention, learn more about the Startup State Initiative. Resources and references: Vote in the second-round survey to name Utah’s NHL team. Who’s To Blame for the Draper Home Slides? [City Cast Salt Lake]  Public Comment on Redwood Drive-in Rezone: Email West Valley community development director steve.pastorik@wvc-ut.gov or attend the WVC Council hearing, Wednesday, June 12 at 4 p.m. (in person or on Zoom) Old public safety building to be converted into affordable housing [Building Salt Lake] Why Aren’t These Vacant SLC Buildings Housing? [City Cast Salt Lake]  Salt Lake County primary election information Get tickets to Wrestle Off 2024. Listen to Canadaland’s DYNASTIES #9: The Harts. Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  Red Butte Garden Blooming with Pride Stein Eriksen Lodge Utah Locals Discount Embodied Patience

Food writer and Gastronomic SLC founder Stuart Melling discusses why Utah restaurants lack Michelin stars despite James Beard Awards recognition. They explore the impact of strict liquor laws, upscale dining trends in Salt Lake City, and potential Michelin recognition for local establishments.

The Salt Lake City Council just approved two new historic districts on the east bench. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means pick apart the curious case for historic protections in the Yalecrest neighborhood. Plus, downtown SLC gets a swanky new liquor store, Salt Lake County kids get free access to rec centers, and develop your disposable at a local camera shop.If the sponsored interview with the Human Rights Campaign piqued your interest, learn more about their work in Utah, and attend their annual dinner on Saturday, June 15.Resources and references: SLC’s east side adds 2 historic districts, but west side still has none [Salt Lake Tribune]Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.

There are more than 500 parks across Salt Lake County, and host Ali Vallarta is on a quest to visit all of them. After drinking at every bar in Salt Lake last year, Ali joins producer Ivana Martinez to explain her newest project, why parks are worthy investments, and how she plans to beat the odds.Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.

The Salt Lake City Council is deep in budget season, and every year we wonder: Why is the police department’s piece of the pie so big? Former SLC police chief and Center for Policing Equity consultant Chris Burbank joins host Ali Vallarta to pull back the curtain on the police budget and suggest where we should prioritize its resources.Resources and references: Explaining the Salt Lake City Mayor's $475 Million Budget Proposal [Hey Salt Lake] Attend a public hearing on the budget, Tuesday, June 4 at 7 p.m. Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.

How is SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall thinking about the Smith Entertainment Group’s new downtown district around the Delta Center? Salt Lake Tribune reporter Andy Larsen got the mayor on the record and joins host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means to break down what she had to say as well as what’s to like and dislike about the project so far. Plus, ways to celebrate Pride, Real Salt Lake is making a comeback, and a new playground in Central City. If the sponsored interview with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development grabbed your attention, learn more about the Startup State Initiative. Resources and references: Here’s why Salt Lake City’s mayor was worried about losing the Utah Jazz [Salt Lake Tribune] Andy Larsen: What’s to like and not like about the Smith Entertainment Group’s plan to ‘reimagine’ downtown [Salt Lake Tribune] NHL sports district will be a boon to Salt Lake, backers say. But is $221 per home too high a price? [Salt Lake Tribune] Consider becoming a founding member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It’s the best way to support our work and help make sure we’re around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm.Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC and Twitter @CityCastSLC.Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.

If you're new here, welcome! We’ve put together a starter pack for you, with episodes and articles to welcome you to the City Cast Salt Lake community. Grab your produce tote and slap on the sunscreen because June marks the official start of summer in Salt Lake. Host Ali Vallarta and Kendall Rodriguez, TikTok’s Queen of SLC, bring you a guide to what to expect and how to make the most of this month, including the best vendors at the downtown market, navigating Salt Lake’s pools, and cheap date night ideas. Plus, don’t miss our episode on shopping like a farmers market pro.For even more tips on how to make the most of June in Salt Lake, check out Hey Salt Lake’s take on what to do this month. You can also contribute your number one to-do item for our Salt Lake summer bucket list!City Cast Salt Lake is made possible by our awesome sponsor, the 2024 Utah Arts Festival. We’re also powered by our members, who enjoy an ad-free version of the show. Find out more about how to become a member of City Cast Salt Lake.Interested in advertising with City Cast? Check out our options.Reach us at saltlake@citycast.fm.