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Smaller lots, walkable neighborhoods and other lessons from Salt Lake City's post-war housing crisis.
In the years following the second World War, Utah's local newspapers were filled with reports on the scarcity of affordable homes.
At the time of its creation, Salt Lake City's Rose Park neighborhood was a master-planned development community intended to meet post-war demand for affordable mid-size housing. “The lots tend to be smaller, so the neighborhood feels compact, which encourages foot traffic.
Because there's a mix-use of space, people can easily walk to grocery stores, coffee shops and various other businesses.” - Alessandro Rigolon, U of U associate professor “The planners embraced the newly proposed I-15 freeway system and integrated it into the neighborhood's layout.
This access was used as a selling point for…
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