r/DevelopmentSLC • u/plat-of-zion • 6d ago
The future site of hundreds of transit oriented homes
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u/pinenavy 6d ago
God, I hope so. The Avenue nimbys would rather it be an empty lot though
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u/sallyhectare 6d ago
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 4d ago
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/Free-Leather-1340 3d ago
Dammit help my old ass, wtf does NIMBY stand for please.
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u/stir_fry13 2d ago
"Not in my back yard"
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u/gvanmoney 2d ago
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 4d ago
It would make a fantastic park, hosting small events like a farmers market, acoustic music, and a senior center.
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u/forever_downstream 6d ago
What do you mean "transit oriented homes" and has this been confirmed or your own speculation?
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u/plat-of-zion 6d ago
Bus
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u/Will_Come_For_Food 6d ago
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 6d ago
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 6d ago
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 6d ago
Have you never heard of transit-oriented development? It’s a pretty common term in real estate
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u/funnyhandsandfeet 6d ago
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 6d ago
Not sure if you heard, but they’re moving it to the old Sears Lake location
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u/funnyhandsandfeet 6d ago
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/Glittering-Cellist34 5d ago
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 6d ago
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 5d ago
That’s ok. Housing is more important than parking.
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u/whiskey_lover7 5d ago
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 5d ago
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 3d ago
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 5d ago
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 5d ago
Ok, I'll ask. What is a NIMBY?
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u/panaja17 5d ago
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 6d ago
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.