Harvest Park Development

Grand Award

This partnership with Mapleton City has resulted in a-500 unit mixed-use community blueprint that preserves 100 acres of critical hillside land using the city’s transfer-of- development-rights (TDR) program. Designed by J. W. Robinson Architects, Harvest Park offers single family lots, townhouses, condominiums, and residential units above commercial businesses. The developer, JB3 LLC, used Mapleton’s TDR program to increase the number of homes by purchasing additional development rights from a willing seller. Harvest Park provides safe walking routes to a planned elementary school and includes an adjoining 7.5 acre park for neighborhood and potential school uses.

Bingham Junction Master Planned Development & Redevelopment Area

Award of Excellence

Midvale City created an RDA with property owner Littleson, Inc. to plan a residential, commercial and office development to be built on a former polluted superfund site around the 7800 South light rail station. This 365 acre development will include over 70 acres of open space (including land along the Jordan River), a link with a region-wide bicycle system, and affordable housing.

Park City’s Rail Central Master Plan Development

Award of Excellence

Integrated with the Park City Rail Trail, this development includes retail facilities, offices, residences and a restaurant that will energize an existing part of the city, rather than building on its perimeter. The development team includes Centura Development and Elliot Mahoney Architecture. The site’s car wash recycles and cleans 2.8 million gallons of water annually

West Valley City’s City Center Vision

Award of Excellence

Approved by the City Council, this plan will support future transit along 3500 South by promoting redevelopment of mixed commercial, residential and office spaces. CRS Architects designed smaller city blocks and traffic calming elements to enable additional residents and employees to safely walk from the transit stop. The plan also includes a Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy to improve much of the nearby housing.

Park City’s Blue Sky ‘Wind Power’ Community Challenge

Award of Merit

Park City’s Blue Sky ‘Wind Power’ Community Challenge -- Park City’s Sustainable Energy Resolution and Leadership Park City promote the use of wind power and renewable energy sources through its Utah Power Blue Sky Program. Through community outreach and education, five percent of residents now participate in this program and two percent of the community’s electricity comes from wind power.

Utah Botanical Center

Award of Merit

Owned and operated by Utah State University, the Center’s workshops, demonstration areas, and community events to inspire Utahns to a more sustainable future. Its Utah House incorporates state-of-the-art energy efficiency practices and demonstrates water conserving landscaping through native plants and water harvesting techniques. One hundred and eighty acres will be used for fruit and vegetable research, and enhanced wetlands capture storm water and support urban wildlife.

West Point City’s Trails System Master Plan

Award of Merit

Prepared with a citizen’s committee, the Master Plan enhances and creates walking routes in the community that link parks, trails and neighboring jurisdictions. The plan includes 3.5 miles of the Historic Emigrant Trail, which will be built soon through locally-raised funds.

Salt Lake City’s Water Reclamation Co-Generation Project

Award of Merit

This facility produces electricity and heat from a formerly wasted by-product, methane gas. The methane powers two generators, supplementing up to 60% of the plant’s electrical energy. Heat produced by the engines heats the anaerobic digestion process. The generator saves money and reduces methane emissions by 450,000 cubic feet per day.