State Wildland Urban Interface Code

The State requires cities to adopt this code. See more at Salt Lake Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code

SALT LAKE WILDLAND FIRE CODE COMMENT PERIOD

Certain Greater Avenues properties will be affected by the adoption of the State Wildland Urban Interface Code. The State requires cities to adopt this code. See more at Salt Lake Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code

See Deseret News Wildland Code article by Carter Williams HERE

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Your Greater Avenues Community Council is paying attention to things happening in our neighborhood and around the City, County and State to bring you the latest information on issues of public concern.

This page is also intended bring you opportunities for your own civic engagement.

You can help make a difference by getting involved!  

Civic engagement is individual and collective action designed to identify and address issues of public concern. 

Civic engagement can take many forms, from individual volunteering, organizational involvement and electoral participation.

The Avenues Civic Engagement Committee encourages Avenues residents to be informed, learn about the issues, let our elected officials know your thoughts, and to vote!

We invite you to attend a 2026 Legislative Preview organized by the Westside Coalition at the Fairpark, Tuesday, January 6th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

                                                             

We invite you to attend a 2026 Legislative Preview at the GACC Community Meeting on January 7th, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Avenues Library, 455 N F Street. 

During the meeting we will hear from our Utah Legislators representing the Avenues:  Sen. Jenn Plumb, Sen. Todd Weiler and House Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost.

Contact them or see their sponsored legislation at these links:

jplumb@le.utah.gov, https://senate.utah.gov/sen/PLUMBJ/

tweiler@le.utah.gov,  https://senate.utah.gov/sen/WEILET/ 

jdprovost@le.utah.gov, https://house.utleg.gov/rep/DAILEJ/

Bring your questions to the meeting on Jan. 7! 

Participate in the Election Process

Check your voter registration HERE  

See the latest election results HERE

Downtown Entertainment District and Saving Abravanel Hall

What to know, What to do

The City Council voted on July 9th unanimously to accept the proposed project. The next step is a state committee review for approval before the agreement can be finalized. If the agreement is finalized, the City Council will vote later this year on whether to approve a 0.5% sales tax increase and proposed zoning changes to accommodate the plan’s development. Let your council member know your thoughts by email to chris.wharton@slcgov.com or call 801-535-7726.

Read the Proposed Agreement between SLC and the Smith Entertainment Group.

See a comprehensive look at what’s at stake for downtown Salt Lake City in this Dennis Romboy Article in Deseret News

See a recap of the July 9th City Council meeting in this KSL article by Carter Williams

See a Tribune Article by Jordan Miller about the recently formed State Committee reviewing the Agreement.

Announcing The Rio Grande Plan

What is the Rio Grande Plan?    See More HERE

The Rio Grande Plan is a citizen led initiative to take the railroad tracks on the west side of downtown and put them underground. The goal is to eliminate eight at-grade street level  crossings throughout downtown Salt Lake City, which will reconnect the east and west sides of the city, improve resident safety, and make the city easier to navigate.

The Rio Grande Plan has the additional benefit of allowing the reuse and revitalization of the 114-year-old Rio Grande Depot making it the new central shared transit station for Amtrak, Frontrunner, TRAX, and buses.

The Rio Grande Plan also reimagines 125 acres of previously underutilized downtown land. This will reinvigorate the Depot District by removing barriers, make the city more bike and pedestrian friendly by integrating the Green Loop post RGP construction, and allow citizens from all over the state to fully enjoy the city.

If you have any questions or suggestions for the Avenues Civic Engagement committee, please email civicengagement@slc-avenues.org 

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Transportation Plans

U of U TRANSPORTATION SAFETY STUDY 

U of U TRANSPORTATION SAFETY STUDY 

The Department of City and Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah is conducting a study on transportation safety, focusing on traffic anomalies and crash data in Salt Lake County.  The study is looking for pedestrians, Salt Lake County visitors, and residents to take part.

Transportation Plans Information from SLC Study, 2024:

Salt Lake City Transportation announces the final draft of the Citywide Transportation Plan, which seeks to create a governing set of policies to shape roadway projects in Salt Lake City for the next two decades. This plan update is required to go before the Planning Commission for a recommendation then to the City Council for a final decision. Both bodies will hold public hearings, and will use these criteria for making their recommendation:

1. Whether the plan update is consistent with the purposes, goals, objectives, and policies of the City as stated through its various adopted planning documents; and
2. The extent to which the proposed plan implements best current, professional practices of urban planning and design. A 45-day comment period has been opened and residents may comment via email to joe.taylor@slcgov.com or by mail to Joe Taylor, Salt Lake City Transportation Division, 349 South 200 East Suite 150, SLC UT 84111.

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U of U Students Create MASTER PLAN STUDY

Masters students in Planning at the U of U have created a study to advise SLC Planning as it considers an update to the Avenues and Capitol Hill Master Plans.  See the Student Study HERE

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2025 Photo Highlights

September 13, 2025, a beautiful day for the 48th Avenues Street Fair!

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September 13, 2025, a fun day in the Aves

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The Greater Avenues Community Council is an all-volunteer community group, and there are countless ways for you to get involved! The work to make our community better is done by our volunteer Board of Directors, and by the volunteers on our various committees. 

Committees

The GACC Chair, with the approval of the Board, may establish or dissolve committees of two types:

1. Standing Committees – These address general or long-term issues and exist until specifically dissolved.

2. Ad-hoc Committees – Formed to address fixed or short-term issues and are automatically dissolved on their one- year anniversary unless specifically renewed by the Chair or Board.

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Service Committee Members

Paul Walton, Chair, Lori Galindo, Kirstin Burdge, Amanda Blair, Jenn Beck, Steve Miller

Current Service Opportunities we are working on:

• 1. Promote signups for Volunteers for the Sept 13 Avenues Street Fair

• 2. Fund school lunches for Ensign Elementary School students:
• Dear Friends and Community Members,
• Many students in the Salt Lake City School District have unpaid lunch balances. Even small debts can place a significant burden on families, creating unnecessary stress and hardship.
  Our district is committed to feeding every child, regardless of their ability to pay. While this ensures no child goes hungry, it also places a substantial financial strain on our schools. We are relying on the strength of our community to step in.
  I invite you to join this important effort to reduce and eliminate lunch debt in the Salt Lake City School District. Whether you choose to make a personal donation or a contribution through your business or organization, every dollar truly matters.
  How You Can Help:
  · Donate directly: https://ensign.slcschools.org/make-a-donation
  · Spread the word: Share this initiative with your friends, family, and coworkers.
  · Sponsor a child or a classroom: We can help coordinate your donation to support a specific school or number of students.
  If you have any questions or are interested in getting involved in other ways, please don’t hesitate to reach out. The Salt Lake Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting all schools within the Salt Lake City School District. When you designate your donation for school lunch debt, 100% of your contribution will go directly toward that purpose.
  Please join is in working together to ensure that no family is burdened by lunch debt. Your support will make a lasting impact.
  With gratitude,
  The GACC Service Committee

• 3. The monthly Avenues Community Kindness Award
• Community Kindness Program – Winner for August! by Jenn Beck
• Damon Grayson was nominated by his neighbors on 4th and J who wish to remain anonymous, for “his kindness
  and being a helpful member of the Avenues community. His grandmother lives in the neighborhood and Damon is a walker. He often walks by my home on 4th Avenue at least once a day. Damon is a friendly, outgoing person. When I am in the yard or sitting on my porch, he always says hello and often asks if I need anything. I’m in my 70’s and have taken him up on the offer numerous times over the years, from helping with garbage bins to lifting things for me to shoveling snow in an emergency. Thanks to Damon for being a kind human being and a good Avenues neighbor.” Damon will receive a $25 gift card to an Avenues business of his choice! 
  This award happens every month! Avenues residents can nominate others in the community. Each month The GACC Service Committee will recognize the randomly chosen winner to receive a $25 gift card from an Avenues business of their choice!
  To submit a nominee: 
  1) Send an email to Jenn Beck at jennjbeck@gmail.com
  2) Provide the name and contact info (phone & email if possible) for the person being nominated
  3) Give a brief description of the service/kindness
• Thank you to those who submitted nominations and to all those who serve the Avenues community!

Past Service Committee Projects

2024 – Backpacks for Bryant Middle School

2024 – Volunteer Roundup for Memory Grove Cleanup

2024 – Volunteer Roundup for Avenues Street Fair

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• Avenues Grants
• Bylaws and SOP's
• Civic Engagement
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• Finance
• Land Use/Housing
• Memory Grove Clean-Up
• Memory Grove Foundation
• Nominating Committee
• Orange Crossing Flags
• Popperton Plots Community Garde
• Salt Lake Avenues Community Choi
• Communications Committee*
• Street Fair
• Wildfire Preparednes

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The GACC Memory Grove Committee works with Salt Lake City Parks, Preservation Utah, the Memorial House and other stakeholders to maintain, improve and preserve the monuments and park features in Memory Grove Park, Salt Lake City.

The current leadership of the Memory Grove Committee are Kathryn Wright, Chair, Phil Carroll, Craig Ogan, Winston Seiler, Cindy Cromer and Michael Hughes.

The annual GACC-hosted Memory Grove Cleanup was held on Saturday, May 10th, 2025, with Salt Lake City Parks providing the tools and trucks, and LDS Hospital providing lunch for all the volunteers!

We are now in the planning stages of our 2026 Memory Grove Cleanup! 

The 2025 Memory Grove Clean Up was held on Saturday, May 10th, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 

Beginning in 1997, residents of the Greater Avenues Community, under the direction Phil Carroll and with ongoing support from the Memory Grove Foundation, LDS Hospital, the Ensign Stake, Salt Lake City Parks Department, and the Salt Lake City Council have helped preserve and beautify Memory Grove park through this annual community-sponsored cleanup project. 

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