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Utah’s Walkable ‘15-Minute City’ Could Still Leave Lots of Room for Cars

A planned community set to rise in a suburb near Salt Lake City could feature a network of shared mobility hubs and walking trails — plus tens of thousands of parking spots. 

Billed as a ‘15-minute city,’ The Point is envisioned as a walkable community, but motor vehicles still play a big role. 

Billed as a ‘15-minute city,’ The Point is envisioned as a walkable community, but motor vehicles still play a big role. 

Credit: The Point of the Mountain State Land Authority

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The developers of “The Point,” a master-planned community set to rise in a Utah suburb between Salt Lake City and Provo, envision their project as a “15-minute city”: Plans describe a live-work community with some 7,400 residential units and at least 30,000 jobs, all located just a short walk from schools, workplaces, retail, restaurants and recreation. 

Unlike some other recent proposals for “zero-driving” developments, however, The Point promises to be a place for cars, too.