Safe Passage for Pedestrians across Dangerous “Hot Spots” in the ECC

With the highest density in the City and seven arterial streets/ highways cutting through all of it’s neighborhoods,  the ECC launches a campaign to request more be done to provide safe passage for all pedestrians. See the summary of the ten year plan and what is left to be done here: CIP 2013 Pedestrian Safety […]

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Commitment to Peaceful Neighbor to Neighbor Mitigations

Less Concrete. This driveway looks to be a carpet of green grass but actually utilized pavers with the capacity for heavy trucks and cranes. Screening Ideas. Can be used as a trellis, or to block out unsightly equipment. : Way Finding: Birming, lowering the site, utilizing the grade and slope for parking and lessening the […]

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University Student Project pitches a wide variety of ideas from neighbors and other cities for enhancing the University Gardens Neighborhood

Salt Lake City Workshop students Alex Roy, Alev Bilginsoy, and Mike Lynch present ideas they gathered from the neighbors and other cities for enhancing the University Gardens Neighborhood. See the complete presentation here: AlexRoy_AlevBilginsoy_MikeLynch_Students

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Community Development & Land Use Committee (CD/LU)

Mission The East Central Community Council  is a safe, vibrant and beautiful community.   The Community Development and Land Use Committee (CDLU) is a standing committee of the ECC headed by the Chairs of the ECC.  It’s  mission is to preserve, enhance and sustain the quality of life within the neighborhoods through citizen input and […]

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Commitment to Alternative Transportation

bike web site http://www.bikeslc.com/WheretoRide/SLCBikeMap.html Get the bike map here.

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Commitment to Pedestrian Safety

In August of 2000, as part of the Salt Lake City Pedestrian Safety Committee’s initial efforts to reduce pedestrian involved accidents, flags were placed at six crosswalks in the downtown area. The idea for flags was brought to the attention of the pedestrian safety committee by a City Council staff member who saw them being […]

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Commitment to the Stewardship of our Urban Forest

Get watering trees & shrubs packet here: Watering Trees & Shrubs

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Development that is Careful about Beloved & Core Features of the Community while keeping an Eye on the Bottom Line

Community Development and Land Use continues to be a prime function of the ECC. We pay tremendous attention to detail for each and every development effort. We work as a proactive and positive project team always keeping in mind the needs of the developer, business or home owner.  The approach is early and we respond […]

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University Neighborhood Community Garden

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Central Community Master Plan

Guiding Principles: Development of the Central Community Master Plan includes these guiding principles:   1. Identify and address the issues, policies and implementation actions presented in the 1974 Central Community Development Plan, which were not achieved.   2. Create a user-friendly document that clearly communicates the vision, goals, and policies to guide and manage future […]

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