An extension of a key off-street bike path will soon offer Salt Lake City residents a new way to get to the popular summertime Downtown Farmers Market — and avoid parking headaches.
An addition to the 300 West off-street multiuse path that currently runs from 900 South to 2100 South will expand to the southeast corner of Pioneer Park at 400 South. The extension will take the form of a protected, bidirectional bike lane on the west side of the street, matching up with the paved path farther south.
The construction will also link one of the city’s most popular off-street paths, the 9 Line Trail, with another new east-west amenity under construction, the 400 South Viaduct Trail.
“The move here is understanding that it’s not just corridors or spot treatments, but you need robust networks, maybe not the whole street grid,” city transportation planner Joe Taylor said, “but robust networks so that people who are more casual users can have a different option.”
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Construction of a protected bike path extension along 300 West continues in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 18, 2025.
A handful of new paths dedicated to transportation options other than cars are nearing completion across Utah’s capital this summer. Giving residents and visitors new ways to get around was a key focus of the city’s comprehensive transportation plan developed by Taylor and approved by the Salt Lake City Council in May 2024.
Construction on the 300 West bikeway has started at its northern end. Once it’s fully built out, the west side of the road will largely be reduced to two lanes. City transportation staff expect the project to be fully completed in the fall.
400 South Viaduct Trail
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A cyclist rides on the 400 South overpass bridge in 2024. A new path will connect Poplar Grove to Pioneer Park.
Construction has also just started on the 400 South Viaduct Trail, a major connection to the new 300 West bike lanes. This protected path will run from 900 West to 200 West, making a safer, more usable east-west link over the train tracks.
The trail will also feature multicolored paneling on fencing along the bridge, a nod to the winding Jordan River. On the Poplar Grove side of the viaduct, a full burst of the colorful paneling will honor the neighborhood’s famous peacocks. Construction is due to wrap up in October.
300 North reconstruction
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Construction along 300 North in Salt Lake City in 2024. Work on the project is expected to be done by August.
Another east-west thoroughfare, 300 North, is set to finish with its face-lift even sooner. The project features a two-way protected bike lane on the south side of the street, a new painted lane on the north side, a protected intersection at 1000 West and new raised crosswalks. The road leads right to West High School and features a pedestrian bridge over the railroad lines.
Crews have only a handful of tasks to complete. They will finish painting pavement markings, install remaining concrete islands, the curb separating the bidirectional bikeway from cars and one more raised crosswalk. Transportation officials expect the project to be fully operational by August.
Kensington Byway
One further project is due to wrap up this month: the Kensington Avenue Neighborhood Byway.
The city is installing traffic-calming measures like roundabouts, speed bumps and safer crosswalks to turn the street into a place friendlier to walkers and bikers. A new pedestrian signal across one of the city’s busiest roads will make crossings easier.
The redesigned street runs from the Ballpark neighborhood at Main Street, close to RoHa Brewing Project, all the way up to the neighborhood businesses at 15th and 15th, near King’s English Bookshop.
“Kensington Byway is a critical connection through the middle of the city,” Jon Larsen, the city’s transportation director, said. “I think more than half the money for the entire project, [which] is several miles long, is one intersection. That is getting across 700 East. The signal will begin operation within the next couple of weeks here.”
Following the plan
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Construction of a protected bike path extension along 300 West continues in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 18, 2025.
Larsen and Taylor pointed out that the city has made progress in a couple other areas of the new transportation plan over the past year. Construction continues on the city’s bus stops as officials look to provide more shade, sitting areas and accessibility improvements to riders, with a focus on the stops along 900 East this summer, Larsen said.
Officials also said they wanted to be more thoughtful about how the city manages valuable resources like on-street parking and curb space. In the city’s most recent budget, council members signed off on raising street parking fees and extending the hours for when drivers have to pay for leaving their cars at the curb. Larsen said the goal is to make sure more spots are available for drivers at peak times and promote the use of other transportation options to get downtown.