Voices: Salt Lake City is working to make its streets safer and more livable. The state shouldn’t stand in its way.

It came as a shock when the Utah Legislature, late in the last session, put the brakes on Salt Lake City’s efforts.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Traffic-calming obstacles along 1000 East in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Traffic-calming obstacles along 1000 East in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

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