Ok, so the other thing I was thinking about: What if a "Space Needle like" tower were built on the South East corner of the Salt Palace Convention Center where the unused plaza is. The sight-lines of the City are amazing from that view point. Also, it may appeal to the convention crowd. What do you think?
Bringing this forward because I want your opinions.
Yeah, my vote would be for a space needle-like tower, but honestly I'd like to see something unique. Those type of towers have been replicated all over the world.
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I'm for anything tall, especially if its iconic. We do have the temple as an icon, and the dramatic mountain backdrop, but an iconic tower would be cool.
The only problem is who will pay for it (and how)?
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^ When I become a billionare, after I build my 50 story building, I have also thought of creating some type of icon downtown.
I think with the internet, Wall Mart and network marketing it has become easier for people not to go down town to shop and things will only get worse. If we want to keep people coming downtown we need to give them reasons to do so. I think that mixed use developments provide the most hope for the future vitality of downtown, but we also need icons, and more entertanment.
After reading the book "Who stool the American Dream" by Burk Hedges I have concluded that the future looks very grim for retail. We need to focus more on entertainment and less on retail if we want to have a vital downtown in more then 20 years.IMHO
RC14, when you become a billionaire you had better build us something more than just a 50-story building. Make it at least a tallest for the Mountain Region....say, 75 or 80.
The public's lack of confidence in the planning division and the reorganization of staff to solve ongoing problems necessitated the move, Becker said.
The mayor calls the reorganization a "critical first step toward aligning the planning work with the priorities" set out in his 180-Day Action Plan and the "blueprints" Salt Lake City unveiled during his mayoral run.
Tagging the planning division "a shambles" on the stump, new Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker retooled it Monday by ousting director George Shaw.
He also stripped multiple layers of management, created one-stop shopping for permit needs at City Hall and appointed a new team to oversee the reorganization, which will include community advisers.
Tagging the planning division "a shambles" on the stump, new Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker retooled it Monday by ousting director George Shaw.
He also stripped multiple layers of management, created one-stop shopping for permit needs at City Hall and appointed a new team to oversee the reorganization, which will include community advisers.
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Maybe this is good news for me. I am just over two months away from graduation. A nice planning job in the city would at least be a way to get me back to the 801.
In addition to a general improvement, I would be interested in knowing what are some of the specific projects, which Mayor Becker is frustrated with. Probably the theatre, perhaps the Leonardo or others.
The city council will receive a briefing tonight at the city council meeting from the downtown alliance regarding their master plan for blocks 69 and 70 (the cultural arts blocks)
I hear subdivision development is pretty lucrative. Maybe you can fill the Tooele valley with cheap tract homes - make a billion, and then build a skyscraper to contribute to downtown's urban feel.
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