![]() In its two RFQs currently on the street, UTA is looking for pre-construction development expertise and real estate advisory services. What might be the implications for the immediate area as well as the city-building aspirations of the Rio Grande Plan? The SLCentral project – context and responsible parties We can discern from UTA’s procurement memo the outlines of their intentions for the site. The Rio Grande proposal aims not only to relocate the transit hub to the old station at 300 South and 450 West, but open up hundreds of acres for development in the immediate area with the removal of Union Pacific rail yards, crossings, and multiple Interstate ramps. What is clear is that UTA is not waiting for any of the pieces of Rio Grande Plan to fall into place before the agency moves forward with its properties in the area. Whether new transit accommodations at the ground floor of the new office tower can provide a real value-add for riders, the surrounding blocks, the city and region will be seen. Not known for its placemaking prowess, the agency is effectively doubling down on its disastrous urban design decision in the 1990s to locate the station at 600 West, instead of using one of the historic train depots in the vicinity. The office tower will be mixed-use, and aim to provide FrontRunner, Trax, and bus passengers with a better experience and greater level of service than they are currently accustomed to at Salt Lake Central station. Utah Transit Authority has initiated procurement for its new headquarters building at 600 West and 300 South in Salt Lake City’s Depot District.
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