Green Loop plans in Salt Lake City are a go, project manager says
Jun 10, 2025, 6:03 PM | Updated: Jun 11, 2025, 7:39 pm
FILE: Cyclists use the 9-Line Trail, which will be a part of the Green Loop, at the intersection of 900 South 200 East in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Laura Seitz/Deseret News)
(Laura Seitz/Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — The Green Loop, a construction project to expand biking and pedestrian pathways through Salt Lake City is moving forward.
This week, city officials said they’d have no problem working within the parameters of an omnibus transportation bill passed by Utah lawmakers in 2025. The bill, SB295, requires the city to work with the Utah Department of Transportation before construction on the Green Loop project begins.
What is the Green Loop?
The Green loop was proposed in 2006. The idea was to improve biking and pedestrian mobility.
Cyclists use the 9-Line Trail, which will be a part of the Green Loop, at the intersection of 900 South 200 East in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Laura Seitz, Deseret News)
The proposed 5.5-mile trail system creates dedicated green space in downtown Salt Lake City around what KSL.com described as the city’s “downtown core.” At the same time, it expands bike and pedestrian pathways through the city.
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Blake Thomas, senior advisor on real estate and capital projects for the office of Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said the city has a long history of working with UDOT.
“I hope that the SB195 process helps enhance the project,” Thomas said, “makes sure there’s a really diversified set of opinions.”
UDOT officials echoed similar feelings, and said the department is glad to be working with the city to help create something that best fits the area.
The mayors office is looking at the next steps in the process. Those include allocating $3 million in the budget to begin construction.
Contributing: Simone Seikaly
