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What happened to Salt Lake City's downtown recovery? |
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| | Utah's capital city garnered plenty of national attention this year because of data that consistently found that it had recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic much stronger than many other cities in the U.S., but the researchers behind those findings no longer say that's the case. The University of Toronto School of Cities, which has tracked post-pandemic recovery for a few years now, updated its data last month showing that Salt Lake City's downtown activity was lower than previously reported. It went from being No. 1 at 139% among 66 North American cities. And dropped to 82%, making it 23rd. What changed? A majority of the drop comes down to an adjusted definition of downtown to "reflect the central location with the highest concentration of employment." What Salt Lake City is leading in, though, is in how its social economy has rebounded — people are heading downtown to enjoy the restaurants and downtown events 14% more than they were in 2019. |
Read more about Salt Lake City's downtown recovery — where it could improve and where it stands out. |
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