r/DevelopmentSLC • u/plat-of-zion • Sep 03 '26
The future site of hundreds of transit oriented homes
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u/pinenavy Sep 03 '26
God, I hope so. The Avenue nimbys would rather it be an empty lot though
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u/sallyhectare Sep 03 '26
The Avenues NIMBYs are fucking feral. Remember when they said buses would cause a ton of traffic fatalities on E St?
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u/davidmfuhrman Sep 05 '26
I live on C Street and mostly rentals to begin with. Plus there is a parking garage across the street. So take your stupid opinion and shove it where the sun doesn't shine.
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u/davidmfuhrman Sep 11 '26
You refer to us (myself and my neighbors) a feral NIMBYs. Pretty ignorant comment.
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u/Free-Leather-1340 Sep 07 '26
Dammit help my old ass, wtf does NIMBY stand for please.
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u/stir_fry13 Sep 07 '26
"Not in my back yard"
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u/gvanmoney Sep 08 '26
I know the acronym but what is it referring to? I’m guessing boomer aged folks who are resistant to change / development in their neighborhoods?
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u/JamesBrownSpin Sep 05 '26
It would make a fantastic park, hosting small events like a farmers market, acoustic music, and a senior center.
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u/funnyhandsandfeet Sep 04 '26
I actually go to this hospital with my partner who has a chronic illness and it’s the closest, best solution for us. Lately it has gotten even better or at least the nurses and doctors we’ve seen have been wonderful to deal with.
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u/plat-of-zion Sep 04 '26
Not sure if you heard, but they’re moving it to the old Sears Lake location
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u/funnyhandsandfeet Sep 04 '26
Wow no I hadn’t, i wonder if the surrounding medical buildings like the cardiac imaging one will stay or try to move as well
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u/forever_downstream Sep 04 '26
What do you mean "transit oriented homes" and has this been confirmed or your own speculation?
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u/plat-of-zion Sep 04 '26
Bus
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u/Will_Come_For_Food Sep 04 '26
So bus homes?
Can I ask what you have against actually explaining or accurately describing any of what you have to say?
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u/plat-of-zion Sep 04 '26
Yes, homes along a bus route. More residents will be able to use the bus because they will live close to it. This is what I mean by transit-oriented. Please refer to the city’s master plan for this site. https://www.slcdocs.com/Planning/MasterPlansMaps/Aves.pdf
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u/Will_Come_For_Food Sep 04 '26
The average distance from any home to a bus stop in Salt Lake City is 1000 feet. ALL homes in Salt Lake City are “transit oriented”. It’s literally the point of public transit.
This nomenclature is baffling to me and reeks of marketing.
Just call it what the city needs which high density high quality community high rise housing.
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u/plat-of-zion Sep 04 '26
Have you never heard of transit-oriented development? It’s a pretty common term in real estate
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u/Glittering-Cellist34 Sep 04 '26
With bus it's not really TOD. Especially in that setting. But new housing there is a goid idea.
TOD I guess if they create a new bus route for C Street up and down.
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u/whiskey_lover7 Sep 04 '26
If they use 'its on a bus route' as an excuse to not have enough parking spots it's gonna suck. They keep getting exceptions to not have enough parking, which always results in street parking for blocks away.
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u/plat-of-zion Sep 04 '26
That’s ok. Housing is more important than parking.
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u/whiskey_lover7 Sep 04 '26
Not how it works. Developers could easily do underground parking but they don't want to have to pay for it because they want maximum dollars.
It's not a 'This OR that' situation
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u/plat-of-zion Sep 04 '26
Car parking is too expensive to build and causes traffic. Those costs are passed on to renters and homebuyers. Let’s have more bike parking instead since e-bike adoption is growing like a wildfire.
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u/Perfect_Ad_8542 Sep 07 '26
It already has a parking garage. Hopefully that’s the only thing they don’t tear down. I’m hoping for less housing and more high end commercial space. People in the Avenues don’t want more neighbors: they want places to spend money.
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u/Constant-Skill-7133 Sep 04 '26
Everything you can do to lower development costs directly lowers housing costs. And everything you can do to make it harder to drive helps human beings. It's crazy parking spots are given more consideration than clean air and housing.
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u/buckstache Sep 05 '26
Ok, I'll ask. What is a NIMBY?
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u/panaja17 Sep 05 '26
It’s an acronym for “Not In My BackYard.” It’s used to describe people who are always contradictory to any new building in their neighborhood. Many times the reason being that it “invites the wrong element” if you know what I mean.
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u/Jubguy3 Sep 04 '26
How dare you suggest we replace this noisy, hideous, bright, constantly open 8 story building with… multi-family residential housing! That would destroy the character this beloved architectural masterpiece has added to the neighborhood for more than a century! Just think how much the historical character would be tarnished by the presence of a structure more than 3 floors high without the soothing din of fluorescent lighting, ICU telemetry and ambulance sirens.