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Council hears downtown design plan and public appeals to protect historic neighborhoods

2142900 · January 23, 2025
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Summary

City consultants presented a UDOT-linked downtown streetscape and design guideline; a public commenter urged the council to protect historic neighborhoods near SUU from zoning changes and demolition.

City consultants and the municipal historic-downtown committee presented a design guideline for Main Street and adjacent blocks on Jan. 22, while a member of the public urged the council to strengthen protections for older neighborhoods near Southern Utah University.

Corey Shoup of Blue Line Design told the council the guideline—prepared in coordination with UDOT's Main Street study—covers from Second North to Second South and recommends retaining existing curbs, expanding walkability with wider sidewalks, protected bike lanes…

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