Salt Lake MSA Development Thread

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It honestly looks like a fairly reasonable compromise to me, in terms of higher density residential/commercial, and lower density residential; not really out of character for Holladay. There is commercial all up and down Highland drive and Murray-Holladay road, and the height of this proposal is all concentrated right at the intersection. Which single family houses' views of the Wasatch will it obstruct, exactly? Looking at google maps I really can't see any. The houses west of the south side of the development will still get a clear view of Olympus and further south, though maybe looking toward Grandeur or further north could be a bit obstructed. If I lived in one of those houses (I actually toured a couple in that neighborhood last year when house shopping) I would be stoked. More retail and dining options in walking distance, and likely a transportation node could develop there as well. I would like to see a bit of a larger buffer around big cottonwood creek (I almost always want to see bigger buffers around creeks though. Just in terms of engineering and safety we should always stay out of the 100 year flood plain. And in terms of ecological function of waterways, we need larger, healthier riparian habitat). But anyway, overall I'm not sure why residents are getting their panties in a bunch about this. Increased traffic is a legitimate complaint, I'll give them that, but what was the traffic like when Cottonwood mall was thriving? I don't have any numbers, but I remember my grandparents taking me there as a kid, and the parking lots were always pretty full.