Salt Lake MSA Development Thread

[Urban_logic]

Here's the view of the Wasatch I am used to (I don't know where it was taken - I just got it from Wiki). Try to ignore the ugly foreground and focus on the mountains in the background: *Scroll all the way over -->*



Here's a nice view from the western part of the aves:



Here's SLC's view of the Oquirrhs that I am jealous of: *Scroll all the way over -->*



*sighs*

I love our beautiful valley!!

[delts145]

Something interesting and positive I noticed yesterday as I drove north along I-15 to Murray. They are putting the attractive stone and xeriscape in at 106th south. I don't know how much my little e-mail to Sandy City encouraged this, probably allot of people have been thinking along the same line. I'm sure glad to see it finally taking place. There are a few interchanges in the Salt Lake Valley where this would be a big improvement.

[aspiringArchitect]

So, while I was in PC, I picked up one of them real estate magazines, just for fun, and I found a couple in particular that I like.

For only $22,480,000 I could get THIS.

And for just a wee bit more, I could get THIS!

[TANGELD_SLC]

Originally Posted by aspiringArchitect

So, while I was in PC, I picked up one of them real estate magazines, just for fun, and I found a couple in particular that I like.

For only $22,480,000 I could get THIS.

And for just a wee bit more, I could get THIS!

My mom made the bedding for both of those Estates and many more, and might be doing much of the bedding in the St. Regis and Montage. She also did some of the bedding for the Stein Eriksen Lodge as well. Expensive shit, I tell ya

[delts145]

Northernmost Metro ~ Envision Utah unfurls 'pioneering' Cache Valley plan

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705287816,00.html

...Envision Utah was established because how we grow matters," said Alan Matheson, executive director of Envision Utah. "In Cache Valley, your population is projected to double within the next 30 years. … There are long-term consequences of today's choices. Are we on track with where we want to be? With some modeling, maybe we avoid hitting the wall."


Julie Gudmunson, lead interpreter for the pioneer site of the American West Heritage Center, impersonates Cache Valley pioneer Mary Ann Weston Maughan as she speaks at the Envision Cache Valley meeting in the Logan Tabernacle.

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[delts145]

This Just In: As being reported on by the New York Times and this mornings national network news circuits

Utah, The Happiest State of America



March 10, 2009, 5:54 pm
The Happiest States of America


By Catherine Rampell

Want to be living among the happiest Americans? Move to Utah.

People in Utah report the highest levels of well-being, according to recent survey results from Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. West Virginia had the lowest score.

The index attempts to “measure what it is that people believe constitutes a good life, who is feeling good about life, and who is in need of a helping hand.” In general, the states where people reported feeling better about life were located primarily in the West, and lower well-being states were clustered in the Midwest and the South:




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[delts145]

^^^
Report says Utah is No. 1 for well-being

http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/302762/17/

A survey of Americans' well-being, conducted by Gallup in partnership with Healthways and America's Health Insurance Plans, gives high marks to Utah, which boasts lots of outdoor recreation for its youthful population...

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[delts145]

Originally Posted by skierforlife17

Delts those are some excellent points you bring up. As for the Studio in Park City concept I have a hard time believing that a large studio lot would be built out a quinn's junction. The area is very expensive to begin with and it wind could also be a serious issue out there. With that, I could seriously see some sort of Ranch built there much like SkyWalker Ranch where there is a large facility designed for post production and sound. This kind of thing would fit perfectly into Park City and are usually designed to be very luxurious since studio execs, directors, and actors spend lots of time there once production is complete.

I tend to agree with you skierforlife. Perhaps this development in regard to Park City will be more along the line of post production. Although, I could see them building some significant sound stages, but not necessarily the back-lot sets. However, on further thought, I can see neigboring Park City serving as a premier set-up for location shooting, especially in regard to CW style T.V. series productions. Most of the series I've worked with have involved a mix of sound stage, along with a generous helping of location shooting. Park City itself as a town, along with the immediate surroundings and locals like Heber Valley would be a phenominal set-up.

So far they're just throwing around the word 'Production' but not really defining what phase or how many phases exactly. It will be exciting to see the industry boom along the Wasatch, and where the different production aspects will drop anchor.


Movie studio, Quinn's hotel imminent?


http://www.parkrecord.com/ci_1188780...ce=most_viewed


deseret news

...If Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman signs SB 216 into law, the legislation could allow a movie studio, complete with sound stages, to be built alongside a roughly 800-room condominium hotel the U.S. Air Force wants built at Quinn's Junction, Williams said.

Meanwhile, Heber resident Todd Bay, owner of Bay Entertainment and Media, claims a studio could make Park City the hub of the burgeoning film industry in Utah.
Bay says he is meeting with Hollywood types who are interested in operating a production facility in Summit County.

Developers envision the studio and hotel on land near the Park City limits at the junction of U.S. 40 and State Road 248. SB 216 passed despite City Hall hiring a lobbyist to help defeat the bill. There is long-standing legal wrangling between City Hall and county officials and landowners at Quinn's Junction over the size of projects developers have proposed.

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[MetroFanatic]

Originally Posted by delts145

This Just In: As being reported on by the New York Times and this mornings national network news circuits

Utah, The Happiest State of America



March 10, 2009, 5:54 pm
The Happiest States of America


By Catherine Rampell

Want to be living among the happiest Americans? Move to Utah.

People in Utah report the highest levels of well-being, according to recent survey results from Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. West Virginia had the lowest score.

The index attempts to “measure what it is that people believe constitutes a good life, who is feeling good about life, and who is in need of a helping hand.” In general, the states where people reported feeling better about life were located primarily in the West, and lower well-being states were clustered in the Midwest and the South:




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How is Wyoming the third happiest state in America?

[Future Mayor]

Maybe it just sort of leaks over the border from Utah.

[WeST]

It appears that the "happiness map" shows that colors tend to clump together, which would suggest it is the regional culture that predominates in that area as the driving factor for happiness. It shouldn't be a surprise for anyone who has lived in Pennsylvania or New York (major cities), that they are viewed as less happy. If someone is happy in New York City, they do a good job at hiding it.

It is interesting that Nevada is an island of dreariness in a sea of happier people. Weird. I would have figured that legal prostitution, loose liquor laws and plenty of gambling would lead to greater happiness.

I doubt this will be a significant influence for be who are looking to live, move their business or vacation here, but will add one more piece to a long list of reasons why this state is great.

[wrendog]

It's kind of a non story. The difference between #1 and #50 is only 8 points. Not a big deal.

[DMTower]

Isn't Utah also the number one consumer of anti-depressants?

[Future Mayor]

Originally Posted by DMTower

Isn't Utah also the number one consumer of anti-depressants?

Yup and Internet porn!

Or it could be related to the high consumption of jello and ice-cream. Jello and ice-cream would make anyone happy!

[shakman]

Originally Posted by DMTower

Isn't Utah also the number one consumer of anti-depressants?

Then I should be able to fit right in.

[WeST]

Originally Posted by DMTower

Isn't Utah also the number one consumer of anti-depressants?

Yes, 2002 study found that Utah consumes double the amount of anti-depressants then the national average. They also scored high in numerous other drugs for various diseases. Utah was seventh highest in overall prescription drug use. The easy answer would be to blame the local culture, but I think that is far to simplistic an answer.

This can be a great selling point for recruiting more drug companies to Utah. Research will be easy!

[urbanboy]

I think it is easy to blame the culture because it almost is that simplistic.

[SLC Projects]

Maybe it's the Internet porn that makes everyone so happy or very depressed. LOL

[Stenar]

Originally Posted by WeST

It shouldn't be a surprise for anyone who has lived in Pennsylvania or New York (major cities), that they are viewed as less happy. If someone is happy in New York City, they do a good job at hiding it.

I was far happier when I lived in NYC than in SLC.

[RFPCME]

Originally Posted by wrendog

It's kind of a non story. The difference between #1 and #50 is only 8 points. Not a big deal.

Wrendog: I agree with you. Utah's #1 ranking on the Gallup "Happy" scale is probably a non-story, but for a different reason. The 8-point difference between first and last could mean a great deal, such as the difference between a 4.4 and a 5.2 sec's in the 40 yard dash...which is a HUGE difference.

Gallup is a very well respected polling organization, but what I object to in this poll, or any others like it, is what does the difference mean? What is the relevance? There is no context for the data.

Back in my old days working in drug development, we used to have lots of measures to assess the effectiveness of whether a new drug worked or not. But the only measures we cared about were those that had what we called "clinical relevance." In other words, do the measures reflect a true difference in the patients health or overall well-being?

So I disregard data like the stuff from the Gallup poll because it doesn't tell me if the people in Utah are truly better off than the people in West Virginia. Worse, these are self-reported data, meaning the pollster calls a selected sample and asks questions like: "Are you more optimistic today than you were last year?" or something like that. Self-reported data are notoriously inaccurate.

Much better comparative data would come from data that correlate with "happiness," such as suicide rates, divorce rates, alcohol and other substance abuse rates, based on the assumption that suicide, divorce, and substance abuse are inversely related to happiness. The data directly relate to the question.

For example, during last year's election, much was made of the corporate tax rate in the US as being 38%, which seems high when you compare it to the tax rates of other highly developed nations. It isn't. There are so many loopholes in US tax code that the effective corporate tax rate is more like 24%, which is near the bottom of highly developed countries. Given the mess that is going on now, it clearly looks like we got what we paid for...not much.