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CRA board gives design-phase backing for Main Street lamp-post plan ahead of 2027 Temple open house
Summary
The Salt Lake City CRA board signaled support in a straw poll to contribute $400,000 toward design and streetscape assessment for 50 pedestrian-level lamp posts and string lighting on Main Street, with board members insisting the allocation cover design only and asking staff to return with maintenance estimates and a streetscape plan.
The Community Reinvestment Agency board on March 10 signaled support, by straw poll, for up to $400,000 in design-phase funding to support a community-led plan to install 50 pedestrian-height lamp posts and string lighting along Main Street from South Temple to 400 South.
The proposal, led by community organizer Scott Anderson and designed by Struck (Brent Watts and Kiki Tempmpkin Eerys), aims to create a ‘‘Salt Lake City in bloom’’ streetscape to draw visitors to downtown for the 2027 Salt Lake Temple open house and future events, and to catalyze a broader activation plan that supporters said could also serve as a dress rehearsal for the 2034…
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