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Council reviews downtown study tour; discusses ice‑ribbon, plazas and transit connections
Summary
After a consultant’s draft and a summer tour of regional projects, Orem council and staff discussed plaza designs, multi‑use ice ribbons, transit coordination and options to reduce parking bisecting public space.
Orem City Council members and staff spent significant time on a draft downtown study that followed a summer tour of several Utah public‑space projects. The presentation focused on ideas for making Orem’s downtown public spaces more usable year‑round, including multi‑use plaza areas, ice ribbons that can double as winter skating rinks and summer event space, and ways to reduce the visual and pedestrian barrier created by surface parking.
Staff described…
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