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Salt Lake City unveils final design for future of Pioneer Park

Dec 17, 2024, 8:00 AM

A rendering of what Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City will look like after a project that could begin ...

A rendering of what Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City will look like after a project that could begin in 2025. Planning for the park upgrades began in 2019. (Salt Lake City and Public lands)

(Salt Lake City and Public lands)

SALT LAKE CITY — Pioneer Park often becomes Salt Lake City’s busiest open space every Saturday morning during the summertime, as the Downtown Salt Lake City Farmers Market attracts thousands of visitors every weekend.

However, it struggles during other times of the year to bring in a regular audience.

It’s currently rated 3.8 out of 5 stars on Google Reviews, making it one of the city’s lowest-rated parks among 13 comparable open spaces, largely bogged down over safety concerns and complaints about lack of activities. The others carry an average of 4.4 stars.

That could soon change, though, through a massive redesign that is nearing its final planning stages. Salt Lake City’s Parks and Public Lands Department unveiled its proposed site plan late last week, showcasing a tree-heavy design with a vast open area in the middle of the 10-acre open space along with new amenities that aim to improve safety and make it a destination.

Nancy Monteith, a landscape architect for Salt Lake City Public Lands, told KSL.com on Monday that the design of the $18.4 million project is about 70% complete. It’s expected to be presented to the Salt Lake City Historic Landmark Commission next month before a final design is expected to be completed by the summer of 2025, setting the stage for a contractor to carry out the project.

Read the full story and more from Carter Williams on ksl.com.

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Salt Lake City unveils final design for future of Pioneer Park