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Originally Posted by TimeSaltlake
 I completely agree with SLC Projects. The City is growing. It makes no sense to concentrate construction to the Center if the rest of the City is stagnant. I dont see Sandy as a threat, either. Yes they have or will have a new stadium and probably the Aquarium, as well as the improved mall, etc. etc. etc... but it is still a "new downtown" for cars. A real city is one you can walk in. The way I see Sandy is a Mall with big streets lots of inclosed areas for interaction (including all the new Mall development) some mockup of downtown residential structures and a lots story(history) less lowrises where only the brave dare to walk from point A to point B. Let Sandy have thier share of structures, plus, that would only prove that the market is healthy.
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In many ways Salt Lake Valley is a lot like the L.A. basin in it's development pattern. Though I think Salt Lake is way ahead of L.A. with mass-transit, considering the amount of people in the metro L.A. area.
Our State Street in many ways will one day in the not too distant future resemble this scenario. In the foreground you see how L.A's 'other downtown' has developed,(Century City, Westwood and the Wilshire Corridor.) In the distance you can see Downtown L.A., which is undergoing a huge influx of new development also. Wilshire, as with State Street is a major connecting factor between the Century City foreground and the downtown in the distance. Many new and interesting projects are going up between these two districts along Wilshire Blvd.
Many vertical, urban style developments along major corridors in Los Angeles are concentrated around major mass-transit stops, such as Hollywood and Highland or Sunset and Vermont. These many transit-stop areas are becoming more vertical and dense like our own 21st south and Main/State, or Sandy's 106th will become. These mini to midsized skylines are a natural development phenomenon between urban cores.
Where Salt Lake seems to be leading at this point, is in how its citizens are embracing a robust level of mass-transit. Los Angeles has just rejected a desperately needed continuation of mass-transit to its west side. Los Angeles is so far behind in its transit needs that a crisis situation continues to develop without a seeming light at the end of the tunnel. Salt Lake on the other hand, seems to be looking ahead and placing priorities in their proper order, before its too late. I commend Wasatch Fronters, and am enthusiastic about the future in this metro.
Incidently, remember Sandy's 106th south is to be a major 'Mass-Transit Hub.' Very quickly we will see taller buildings, denser residential, etc. around this major Wasatch Front Core. We will also see an expansion of the 21st south island along State and Main, and I imagine the Shopko style retail will become reconfigured, as will much of that neighborhood in Sugarhouse with the advent of a trolley system. It will also be great to see the long awaited west side of No. Temple become a vibrant residential/commercial corridor, between the airport and downtown.
So much is going to change over the next short ten years. This is an exciting time to live along the Wasatch.
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... but i dont think its the 222 south main. because it includes condos. It may not even be in Downtown SLC for all I know.
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