Salt Lake:Official development news thread

[urbanboy]

Originally Posted by RC14

<I appalogize in advance for lengthening this disscution on this thread, I realize it is somewhat off topic.>

I agree with almost everything you have said. I have great respect for the ecosystems around Salt Lake. As a kid, for some reason, I always loved going to the Great Salt Lake, I love hearing the storys about how nice it and Utah lake, once were, and it is dissipointing to me how polluted they have become. I think the environment around here is one of SLC's greatest assets.
That being said, I think there is alot of opportunity for our city because of our natural resorces and environment. Take a look at Dubi, or Las Vegas both of these citys probubly have very limited natural resorces yet look at how developed they are (when I say developed I'm not talking about sprawl) I think I read that Las Vegas is one of the top three tourist destinations in the U.S. When you look at all the resorces SLC has compared to these two citys, what oppertunities exist for us. We have oil shale, a great ski industry, worlds largest open pit copper mine, beautiful mountins, ect.
I think we can develop our city and state in an enviromentaly responsable way. Take a look agin, at Las Vegas, as successful as that city has become economicly, Nevada is not exactly known for being an urban state. When I think of Nevada I think of Deserts and wild mustangs, not Las Vegas. I'm not saying I don't want Natinal and State parks, I'm just saying there aso need to be places where we can develop.
Like I said in my last post, over 75percent of our land is already under Federal of State control. I think there needs to be a sence moderatin when it comes to locking up our lands just as ther should be when talking about development. When I pointed out that most of that land is all desert I was not trying to say it is any less valuable then other lands. I love the deserts of Utah, I think those lands are part of what makes Utah what it is. I just don't think those lands are in too much danger of being completely paved over. It just seems like a waste, to me, to take all that desert and say no one can build anything, anywhere on it.

Sorry, this post is way too long, I hope it makes sence. I better Shut up now.

Do you really think Las Vegas and Dubai can sustain themselves without outside help? Once a city needs outside help, it becomes dependent rather than independent, which is a shaky ground to build an economy on. If we were to apply the socially promoted idea of human independence and sustainable living to our Cities, there would be huge change for the better.