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Utah Senate chicanery imposes a moratorium on Salt Lake City's street safety efforts.
Salt Lake City's efforts to reduce traffic fatalities and promote walkability would come to a screeching halt in May, with the city losing its authority over local street design for at least a year, under the terms of an amendment that was snuck into an omnibus transportation bill on Thursday.
Participants in Salt Lake City's annual Bike Prom wait for a passing Blue Line train on September 7, 2024. CAPITOL HILL—Salt Lake City's efforts to reduce traffic fatalities and promote walkability would come to a screeching halt in May, with the city losing its authority over local street design for at least a year, under the terms of an amendment that was snuck into an omnibus transportation bill on Thursday.
Sponsored by Taylorsville Republican Sen. Wayne Harper, the current language of SB195 would impose a moratorium on Salt Lake City—and only Salt Lake City—prohibiting any roadwork that…
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