Entries Published On September, 2015
Modern Day Activism
I saw this today on Reddit and had to chuckle… When I saw that my mind immediately thought of two people: the ‘Smile You are Beautiful’ kid and the ‘Park City Pedestrian Passage’ Woman. One held up a sign for a few days, his message went “viral”, the school recognized him at an assembly, a …
Is Uber the Real Solution to Park City’s Carmageddon
You may have heard stories about Carmageddon. You may have even experienced it and lived to tell the tale of waiting in traffic for two hours as you tried to make your way home after one of the best snow days in 2014. Since that fateful date, Park City and Summit County leaders have made every …
To Solve Transportation Problems, You First Have to Accept Density
I was talking with a Friend of the Park Rag and he said something quite profound: “If you want to solve our transportation problems, you have to have to create density.” What does that mean? It means that if we want to use typical transportation solutions (like buses and rail) to decrease traffic, people must …
What Career Should Your Kid Pursue if They Want To Live in Park City After School
It seems many parents and their children dream of a day when their child could come back from college (or grad school) and live in Park City. Of course, that may mean working in the valley but that’s a small price to pay (for many) to be able to live the Park City lifestyle. First, …
Summit County Employment Remains Strong
The Utah Department of Workforce services released July unemployment rates last week. Summit County has the second lowest unemployment rate in Utah, with 3.2% of the population unemployed. That translates into 740 people unemployed (seasonally adjusted). The only county in Utah doing better is Cache county. The following list shows all counties in Utah. Currently Wayne …
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