After delay, Salt Lake City's Open Streets returns with 'urban playground' twist
Open Streets, a Salt Lake initiative that turns downtown Main Street into a walkable promenade, returns this weekend with more changes.
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Open Streets, a Salt Lake initiative that turns downtown Main Street into a walkable promenade, returns this weekend with more changes.
Foot Traffic
You can't keep a good idea down in Salt Lake City, especially one as popular as turning down streets into an open-air pedestrian mall.
This spring, foot traffic in downtown Salt Lake City reached 139% of pre-pandemic levels. And other cities can learn from its example.
Mayor Erin Mendenhall is advancing a plan to permanently close a chunk of Main Street to vehicle traffic, transforming the area from South Temple to 400 South into a pedestrian mall.