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Infobox photo

I know this was brought up about a year ago, but was never changed, and I'm guessing that's because not enough editors liked the montages that had been created. I recently made this montage (<--), and was wondering if we think it's good enough to be used in the article's infobox? If not are there changes that would make it better? It would be nice if we could get an updated image of the skyline from the same location as the top photo (looks like it was taken at about the 600 North I-15 exit). I just don't live around SLC, or I would do it.--Mangoman88 (talk) 08:04, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You are using photos that are copyright under the Creative Commons 3.0 license requiring attribution. However, not attribution is given to the original owner. Why not?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.223.210.64 (talk) 12:40, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Attribution is given on the file description page.--Mangoman88 (talk) 19:24, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox - official name of city

"City of Salt Lake City" - that doesn't read well at all! Can't we change it to "City of Salt Lake"? The NYC wiki page doesn't say "City of New York City"... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.142.11 (talk) 00:13, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Problem is, that's the official name. Take it up with the city council. Ntsimp (talk) 00:32, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

error in population facts

There is apparently an error for Salt Lake City's listed urban, or metro population. "Metro" population includes "Urban" population, so it is impossible for Metro to be smaller than Urban.

current listed info:

Population (2011) • Urban 2,328,299 • Metro 1,145,905 (48th in U.S.)

Leon K. 72.187.229.156 (talk) 19:30, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. 1,145,905 population in Salt Lake City metropolitan area on July 1, 2011 estimate. I don't know what is urban doesn't have 2011 estimate. --Rossdegenstein (talk) 23:50, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Air pollution

Air quality is a local issue of substantial importance. We briefly mention the smog seen during winter inversions, but I feel like it's a widely enough reported topic to merit its own section or subsection. It would probably be wise not to restrict it to inversions either, as severe smog is also present during the summertime.

This year has probably been one with a higher amount of attention focused on the subject, given what I believe were record numbers of red air quality days, but this is an issue that has been written and talked about for a very long time now. We shouldn't have too much trouble gathering news articles and reports. Lethargy (talk) 21:16, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, The New York Times did a story about it in February. Establishing notability should be no problem. Couple that with stories from the local papers and you have enough for a subsection. If you want to write it, I'd be in favor. —Ute in DC (talk) 22:04, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Demonym

Could someone please cite a reference for the demonym: "Salt Laker"? I was born and raised here in Salt Lake and have several generations of ancestors who have lived here, and I've NEVER heard this term. IMNSHO, I don't think an even moderately accepted demonym even exists for Salt Lake. Mrmcgibby (talk) 22:39, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Shoshone Name

While the Shoshone name for Salt Lake City is interesting, I'm not convinced that it merits a place on the first line of the article. It is not a commonly used or recognized name, nor is it of particular historical relevance since the city was founded by English speakers. It's a neat bit of trivia, but I don't think it's anything more. There are no doubt names for the city in Norwegian, Tongan, Navajo, etc. as well. I worry that this inclusion on the first line might lead readers unfamiliar with the city to assume that the city's Shoshone name has far greater cultural significance than is actually the case. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.39.226.231 (talk) 21:11, 14 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Industrial Banking Center?

The article currently states: "It is the industrial banking center of the United States."

While this claim is sourced, I don't know enough about the subject to determine if the claim is accurate. I found this other article (https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/bank-on-it/Content?oid=2782335), which states Utah is fourth in commercial banking holdings, after CA, MA, and NY. Either way, does someone care to improve the article so the meaning here is more clear to the layman like me? DaRkAgE7 _[Talk] 05:32, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Interactive Map

The interactive map of SLC should, in my estimation, the standard for all the major cities on Wikipedia, the state capitals in particular. But how on earth do I go about doing this...‽

kencf0618 (talk) 23:59, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New infobox photo?

Have there been any thoughts on a new infobox photo for Salt Lake? The current montage is excellent but a bit outdated -- for example, the skyline has expanded quite significantly since 2011. Curious if there has been any thoughts on updating this lately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.226.77.126 (talk) 18:07, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Climate

I teach in Salt Lake County. My high school students keep telling me that "Salt Lake City is in a desert" or "we live in a semi-arid climate." Now I see they are getting this information from the Wikipedia page, as Salt Lake City's page primarily identifies the city as a "cold semi-arid climate BSk."

Salt Lake City has a very similar climate to Van, Türkiye, which is listed as Dsa. When clicking on the Climate of Salt Lake City link, the page primarily identifies the city as Dsa. So I am going to edit the main Salt Lake City page to identify the city as Dsa. In fact, the information on the "Climate of Salt Lake City" page reverses the text as read on the "Salt Lake City" page. The climate page lists the city as Dsa, bordering on BSk, the main page says BSk, bordering on Dsa. I will reverse this error.

Also, Salt Lake City is entirely confined by Salt Lake County. The map of the Köppen Climate Classification of Utah shows Salt Lake County as Dsa, Csa, and Cfa. The article can't state that Salt Lake City is BSk if the map is showing otherwise. 66.85.17.230 (talk) 02:56, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Olympics

Salt Lake is the preferred host for the 2034 Olympics not the 2030 Olympics https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/salt-lake-city-announced-as-preferred-host-for-2034-winter-olympics/ Yomangobro (talk) 11:47, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The situation looks more complicated than that. Different parts of the article tell of SLC bidding on the 2030 Olympics, or both the 2030 and 2034 Olympics. I don't know what "preferred" means in this context, or whether they've dropped their bid for 2030. Someone with the full picture should give attention to all the mentions of the Olympics in the article and update them and align them as needed. Largoplazo (talk) 13:05, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mention Lyman Uniform Street Numbering System

"The Lyman Uniform Street Numbering System was developed by Richard R. Lyman, a consulting civil engineer, and has been adopted by Salt Lake City and County, Utah," [2]. Jidanni (talk) 23:40, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]