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Originally Posted by TANGELD_SLC
 I VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE.
I think our next burst of office space needs to go between Grand America and Wells Fargo. Also, I'd like to see 600 South become our new office tower corridor. That way, main street can focus on the Arts district and small shops and businesses. Imagine how badass it would be to get off the freeway and have 3rd west to 700 East lined with office space!(with historical preservation, of course  ) That would also mean less cars as you went further north and that area of downtown could become even more pedestrian friendly.  |
A 600 South office tower corridor kills the CBD. An arts district is vital to the city, but it can not support itself without a strong mix of office and residential uses. Primarily because that is who is going to spend money in the galleries, small shops, etc. if anything, we need to contract our downtown area and focus development from the core outward, not the other way around.
600 South should be converted to a grand boulevard and be the southern branch of a green loop that defines the boundary of downtown. Remove all of the billboards, power lines, etc. I think residential towers are an okay use in the area, provided they are located along the existing and any future light rail or street car line and feed downtown.
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