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https://buildingsaltlake.com/salt-lake-city-unveils-new-concepts-updates-for-the-future-of-fairmont-park/ Salt Lake City is weighing big changes for Sugar House’s Fairmont Park. Three concept designs were released Thursday afternoon during an open house at the Forest Dale Golf Course’s clubhouse, and each design carried a number of alterations to the 27-acre Fairmont Park. Though each concept is different, many show similar changes — demolishing and utilizing the old tennis courts at the southeast corner of Sugarmont Drive and 900 East, expanding recreation options and beefing up public safety. Additional space for the Boys and Girls Club is also included in all three concepts for the park’s future. The concepts are the result of an engagement study done by the city that featured over 400 comments. Lindsay Hand, a landscape architect for Civitas, a Denver design firm that Salt Lake City hired for the Fairmont Park overhaul, presented the concepts during the event Thursday. Concept one would call for making smaller changes to the existing park compared to the other options. This plan would call for building a full-sized basketball court and green space along the south end of Sugarmont Drive, along with expansion of the pickleball courts, improvements to the skate park, more seating near the volleyball courts and an expansion of the park’s playground, according to the plans. Concept 1 of the Fairmont Park plans. Image via Salt Lake City Concept two would make more updates than the first. This plan would feature a large central lawn area in the center of the park, along with the creation of a gateway near the park’s northern entrance by the aquatic center. The concept also shows an outdoor fitness area on the southeast corner of the park, along with expanded pickleball courts on the south side of the park and new basketball courts on the north side along Sugarmont Drive. The southeast corner of 900 East and Sugarmont Drive would be converted into a parking lot. Concept 2 of the Fairmont Park plans. Image via Salt Lake City Concept three would make the most changes of the three concepts, Hand said. While this plan would also have the 900 East and Sugarmont parking lot, this option would feature a new plaza and pavilion at the park’s north entrance for community events and markets. The plan would also include an expanded nature trail and larger dog park, eliminating the parking lot at the southwest corner of the park. The western side of the park would also get a third soccer field as part of the plan, as well as an expanded basketball court. Concept 3 of the Fairmont Park plans. Image via Salt Lake City While each concept has definitive features, Hand said the concepts will be adjusted depending on responses from the public. The final plan will be a combination of the public’s preferences for what they want the park to be. “Those are the three different options,” Hand told those in attendance. “I think they address what we heard in surveys and community feedback in very different ways, and again, different levels of boldness and different ideas in each of them that can be mixed together for a final concept design.” The park renovations will be paid for largely using General Obligation (GO) Bond funds. The city says $5 million from the bond will go toward revitalizing the north end of the park, and another $1.5 million in GO Bond funds will be dedicated to safety enhancements. A little over $750,000 from the city’s capital improvement program will pay for basketball court upgrades, as the current half-court will be expanded into a full court or relocated entirely within the park, as the different concept plans show a new court in various areas of the park. Up to $140,000 in capital improvement funds would be set aside for public art in the park and extend into McClelland Street, according to the city. Salt Lake City’s Public Lands Department plans on finalizing the park’s plans before the end of the year, and construction could begin as early as the fall of 2026. Local residents can take an online survey to voice their preferences until Oct. 6. The Fairmont Park overhaul would be just the latest project in the ever-growing Sugar House neighborhood. Just to the east of the park, the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City wants to build a 110-unit affordable housing development for seniors over the age of 62. The project would be just the latest midrise apartment building to go up in the neighborhood, which is consistently one of the biggest sites of new housing projects in Salt Lake City. Large projects like the Sugarmont Apartments — which was sold for $149 million earlier this summer, according to Northmarq — are situated within walking distance of Fairmont Park, meaning demand for green space in the neighborhood won’t be going away anytime soon. Sugar House is expected to keep growing taller, as the neighborhood is one of the few sites in the city that was allowed extra height during the City Council’s recent overhaul of its mixed-use zoning code. Sugar House structures can reach up to 150 feet if certain criteria are met as part of the new zoning code, which will go into effect next month. ------------------------------------------------------- https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/07/08/s-line-is-still-in-the-works-but-how-far-will-the-salt-lake-street-car-go/ S-Line extension is still in the works, but how far will the Salt Lake street car go Utah Transit Authority and Salt Lake City remain optimistic about extending streetcar service to a key property in the heart of the Sugar House neighborhood. However, uncertainty about what that future looks like beyond that led to a state commission to press pause on funding that plan - for now. Members of the Utah Transportation Commission agreed late last month to postpone a vote on whether to award an additional $9 million toward UTA's S-Line expansion project, asking project leaders to return with more clarity and detail before deciding whether to grant the request. "As we understand it, it was just a matter that the proposal to the (committee) just was not as clear as it needed to be," said UTA spokesman Gavin Gustafson. UTA and Salt Lake City have discussed expanding the service area for the streetcar, commonly referred to as the S-Line, for years. The line currently runs from Central Pointe Station in South Salt Lake to Fairmont Station, across the street from Fairmont Park in Sugar House. But, city transportation officials revealed a plan last year that called for extending the line by moving its terminus southeast to Simpson Avenue just before it reaches Highland Drive. State leaders previously allocated $12 million toward the project in 2021, but it also received $9.9 million from the state's Transit Transportation Investment Fund and another $6 million from local sources. The two sides had hoped to begin construction as early as 2024, but the project has since grown. A developer offered up land to extend the S-Line's easternmost point to about 2265 S. Highland Drive, which is at the western end of the Sugar House Shopping Center and would fit into plans to redevelop parts of the area, said Josh Van Jura, director of trails and transit for the Utah Department of Transportation, during the June 27 commission meeting. Project leaders jumped at the opportunity, largely because it would move the terminus to a more "prominent location" that's closer to the neighborhood businesses and health clinic, said Lynn Jacobs, a transportation engineer for Salt Lake City. He added that it also sets UTA and Salt Lake City up for an even larger service extension sometime in the future. "I think (Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall's) perspective on this is it's putting the head on the body," he said, explaining that it could add to the S-Line's economic development for the city, which has already been impressive. The two sides asked for another $9 million from the investment fund that would be paired with $6.2 million in local funding, increasing the project cost to about $43.2 million Yet, it's unclear where the S-Line will go next once it reaches Highland Drive. Jacobs points out that the city's master plan calls for it to move north along Highland Drive and 1100 East in the heart of the Sugar House Business District. Another option, published in 2022, calls for it to travel south along Highland Drive, potentially linking it to Millcreek and Holladay. That uncertainty prompted greater discussion about the cost of the project. "That really throws me off," said Natalie Gochnour, director of the University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, and a transportation commissioner. "That's kind of like doing I-15 to the (Point of the Mountain) and not knowing how it connects to the I-15 core. We have to know the long-term vision for these things, especially if we're spending that much money for 100 yards." The commission voted to approve other transit funding requests, such as $4 million for an environmental study of UTA's proposed TRAX expansion in the city, but ultimately decided to hold off on the S-Line vote. A special meeting could be convened; otherwise, it will likely be voted on in mid-August, which will determine how far the extension goes. It's unclear how much the snag will impact the project or the construction timeline for a neighborhood that has already dealt with multiple construction impacts. UTA is still finalizing the project design within its existing budget but is also working with UDOT to have a more detailed presentation as it seeks to extend the line beyond Highland Drive, Gustafson told KSL.com on Monday. Both he and Salt Lake City officials believe the extension will add to the economic success of the line since it debuted in 2013. While the S-Line normally averages between 1,200 and 1,600 average weekday boardings, UTA says the S-Line has already spurred $2 billion in new investment. It has helped turn around empty parts of South Salt Lake and Sugar House, as well, after it was constructed with a $26 million federal grant. The agency also published a report that found that every dollar invested in transit generated $5.11 in economic returns. "Extending the S-Line to the heart of the Sugar House Business District would build on that success," said Blake Thomas, senior adviser of real estate and capital projects for Salt Lake City. "(It would) make Sugar House a truly connected neighborhood - and bring new and old residents straight to one of the city's key commercial hubs." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S-Line Extension From Mcclelland Stn to Highland Location : This project will extend the S-Line from the end of line at Fairmont Station at 1040 East along the north side of Simpson Avenue to the heart of the Sugar House business district at Highland Drive. Route : Mult County : Region 2 As of December 17 , 2025, the project is in Final Planning status. Anticipated letting Year is 2025. UTDOT - S-Line Extension From Mcclelland Stn to Highland *Project information has been obtained through a public state transportation improvement plan (STIP). A STIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. 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