Category Archive For "Growth"
Are People Moving In Or Out of Utah?
One of the trends I try to follow is whether people are moving to Utah or whether they are leaving. This is important because it helps to tell us about what kind of growth we’ll see in Summit County. If more people are migrating to Utah, this puts more pressure on us here around Park City, because it …
A Scathing Op-ed on Envision Utah
You may have heard of Envision Utah. Their mission statement says “Envision Utah engages people to create and sustain communities that are beautiful, prosperous, healthy and neighborly for current and future residents.” I first heard of the group during KPCW’s Local News Hour. A representative from the organization has appeared a few times encouraging Parkites to take …
A Rebuttal to Our Recent Article on Growth
A few days ago I wrote an article on growth in our area. I received a very well thought-out response from Park City Planning Commissioner Steve Joyce. He was gracious enough to let me print it. I would encourage you to read it for an alternative perspective. I started reading your blog a month or …
The Issue With Addressing Park City’s Potential Growth NOW
I received an email a few days ago asking if I had read the Park Record article on the projected growth in our area. The article does a great job highlighting all the available land with development rights in our area. There IS A LOT of land ready to be developed. Yet, what I have a little problem …
Let’s Look At Growth in Summit County Historically
This morning on KPCW’s Local News Hour they were talking growth again. I heard there are 4,000 units of unbuilt density (basically homes) in Park City and about 14,000 in the Snyderville Basin. The theory presented is that because of those rights to build, that people are going to flock to the Park City area. …
Salt Lake Is the 12th Fastest Growing City in America (Down from 5th)
Each year Forbes ranks the top growing cities in the country. This year Salt Lake is the 12th fastest growing city. Forbes’ rankings are based on six metrics including estimated population growth , year-over-year job growth, economic growth rate, unemployment data, and median annual pay for college-educated workers in each area. Salt Lake’s stats include: 2015 …
Why I’m a Bit Skeptical of Population Growth Forecasts
Every time I hear that the population in Summit County is going to be XXXXX (pick a number) by 2040 or 2050, I cringe a bit. It’s just so far off. Yet we base so many of our decisions and spend so much of citizens’ tax dollars to get ready for this “coming growth.” These …
How Fast is Summit County Growing? Really Fast? Are You Sure?
There’s a saying, “if you repeat something long enough, soon everyone will believe it.” We are starting to see his point when it comes to population growth in Summit County. It seems like a day doesn’t go by when we here that “Park City’s population will double by 2040” or “Summit County will have 100,000 …
Should We Try to Limit House Sizes Around Park City
Recently there has been quite the uproar over transportation and now there is an attempt to “solve the problem” of people driving in their cars. Should we make parking so expensive that no one will want to drive? Should we limit the cars that can come into Park City? Should we get rid of parking and …
Over 2.7 Million Square Feet of Commercial Development Has Been OK’d But Remains Unbuilt in the Basin
As we try to find solutions to balancing growth with our economy here in the Snyderville Basin, we often focus our discussion on homes. Where should we build condos? How many? When? Etc. However, perhaps the more daunting task is looking at commercial development. So far there has been about 7.4 million square feet of commercial …
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