Media News and Presentations

• Are SLC’s long-awaited foothill trails falling flat? Critics say new trails are prone to erosion and built for high-speeding cycling, not hiking. by Brian Maffly, May 12, 2021, Salt Lake City Tribune
  https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2021/05/12/are-slcs-long-awaited/

• Work on SLC’s foothill trails halted until at least October. Critics say the new trails are scarring the landscape and bringing in too much mountain biking. by Brian Maffly, May 24, 2021, Salt Lake City Tribune
  www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2021/05/24/work-slcs-foothill-trails/

• Can Hikers And Bikers Share The SLC Foothill Trails? After several years of planning, a new system of hiking and mountain biking trails is being built in the foothills above Salt Lake City. But not everyone is pleased with the changes. by Doug Fabrizio, RadioWest KUER, June 10, 2021
  https://radiowest.kuer.org/post/can-hikers-and-bikers-share-slc-foothill-trails

• Foothills Salt Lake City Foothills Trail Master Plan. Did you see this coming? And is this what you expected? by Dan Schelling, Geologist. A Presentation to the Greater Avenues Community Council, July 7, 2021 (DOWNLOAD PDF Slide Show)

• Salt Lake City is poised to build some big projects. See where the new parks and trailheads may go. They’re all part of a multimillion-dollar capital improvement push. by Leia Larsen, August 8, 2021, Salt Lake City Tribune. “And the mayor’s bond proposal earmarks another $5.3 million for Phase II of the Foothills Trails System Plan, which would overhaul the Victory Road, Popperton Park, Bonneville Boulevard, I Street and Emigration trailheads.”
  https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2021/08/08/salt-lake-city-is-poised/

• Concerns about ‘shoddily done’ foothills trails aren’t being taken seriously, SLC residents say. Mem­bers of an ad­vi­sory board to the Salt Lake City Pub­lic Lands De­part­ment are ask­ing to have more over­sight. by Leia Larsen, August 22, 2021, Salt Lake City Tribune
  Concerns about ‘shoddily done’ foothills trails aren’t being taken seriously, SLC residents say

• Thank You to the Mayor — Sept 14, 2021

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vD3sRX6qeU

  Mayor Mendenhall held a press conference at the 18th Avenue Meadows to announce that Salt Lake City will pause further construction of new trails in the Foothills until at least June 1, 2022. This will give the City time to hire independent consultants to: 

  1. Review and assess the trails constructed during Phase 1 of the Foothills Trails Plan;

  2. Complete essential environmental and cultural studies of the Foothills; and

  3. Oversee a comprehensive community outreach program to engage Salt Lake City residents in the process of updating the Trails Plan.

  The Mayor thanked Save Our Canyons, Save Our Foothills, and the PNUT board ( Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry & Trails Advisory) for bringing critical issues— related to the trails master plan and its implementation—to the attention of the City Council, City staff, and the Mayor’s office, offering the City the opportunity to embark in a new direction that prioritizes environmental protection.