Sandy charts a ‘suburban renaissance’ with walkable villages, mass transit
BY CHRISTOPHER SMART
The Salt Lake Tribune
(Source: Sandy City via Salt Lake Tribune)
Sandy is the quintessential American suburb: single-family homes, shopping malls and neighborhoods intersected by big boulevards that weren’t designed with pedestrians and bicycles in mind.
But an ambitious, long-range plan seeks to retool that vision: Think villages with condos and apartments, offices and shops within walking distance, lots of green space, parks and trails. And yes, mass transit.
Sandy officials are calling it a “suburban renaissance for the 21st century” — a master plan for a 30-year build-out that will yield a much more defined “suburban downtown.” It seeks to create a city center that would build on existing amenities, including Rio Tinto Stadium and the Expo Center, and attract a critical mass of residents, offices and small retail within a pedestrian-friendly framework.
(The Arbutus Lands project in Vancouver, British Columbia, is similar in density, open space and walkability to Sandy
City's newly proposed master plan. The vision for a 30-year buildout in Sandy, between 9000 South and 10600 South
from Interstate 15 to the TRAX light rail line, emphasizes mass transit. Courtesy photo)
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