Posted Oct 5, 2009, 2:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SLCforme
I got my bachelors from USU about 5 years ago and really haven't been back much to see all the changes on campus. That new campus housing looks like it is just north of Old Main... is that the case or is that an optical illusion? And if so, what did they tear down to built them? I can't remember what was there.
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Originally Posted by TonyAnderson
Nice to see a fellow Aggie here 
So 5 years. Well the Merrill Library was torn down and rebuilt as an extension to that other library. The Caine Performance Hall was built, as well another new engineering building. The spot where the old Merrill Library was is going to be a new Ag Science building. The funding is already allocated, I guess they're just finishing the final design or something. The College of Business became the Jon. M. Huntsman School of Business after a significant donation, and they've proposed a huge extension / building to the current one, that would be built where a few dorms are now and have a skybridge type of thing connecting the buildings.
Article: http://huntsman.usu.edu/htm/news/hun...articleID=3699
The dorms I showed in the picture are just north of Old Main. Actually they're between the TSC and Old Main, and are directly south of the institute building. I don't remember what was there either - it seems like nothing was there - they're right on the top of the hill, with a huge parking terrace beneath them. |
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Originally Posted by TonyAnderson
Here's an illustration I found on Logan City's website regarding the City block, and what looks to be a new library. The other new building would be the Mixed-use one mentioned.
What it currently looks like (actually it's changed a little)
Specific Plan for Downtown Logan link |
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Originally Posted by TonyAnderson
The Cache Valley Transit District or CVTD (originally the Logan Transit District or LTD before it expanded to the whole valley) is a free-fare bus system that runs throughout Logan and the entire valley. The other nice thing is the bus seems to hit a wide range of areas and streets, not just a few popular ones.
They recently developed / expanded their hub downtown when they incorporated.
The bus system gives Logan a much more urban feel to me, and also helps out with better air quality, which the valley struggles with during inversions in the winter. On certain 'Red days' people are encouraged to ride the bus as opposed to driving their cars. |
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Originally Posted by TonyAnderson
September - Development progress and news:
New Education building on campus:
New Science Research Facility at the Innovation Campus Business Park:
First phase of the 100million dollar industrial park by the Logan Airport. 80,000 square foot building.
Riverwoods Conference Center and Elements Restaurant. These are both now open and running.
New businesses opening in the last few months:- Walgreens
- Beehive Grill - Restaurant, beer and root beer brewery downtown.
- Texas Roadhouse - Located by the Mall in the retail/restauraunt, or the 'Laytonized' area of the city if you will.
- Jimmy Johns - They're also remodeling the entire area around there
- Cricket - Finally available in Cache Valley, and opened a store in south Logan.
- Golds Gym - They're using some existing space in south Logan now, but are constructing a huge new gym behind it that will supposedly be the largest in the valley.
Transportation:
- 100 East from 3 South to 8 South - Work continues. Bridge over the Logan River is complete. Curbs/Sidewalks are being installed now.
- 200 East from 1800 North to 2200 North. This just got started last week and should go through November.
- 10th West bypass. UDOT plans to begin working on widening the entire street to two lanes on each side. I believe work starts early next yera
- U.S 89 / South Logan - UDOT is going to install a median for about a mile-stretch as well as a traffic light there. The City Council would also like to integrate Gateway Signage there
Upcoming Developments:
- Campbell Scientific - growth has them ready to build a second building - plans are just about complete I believe.
-Schreiber Foods Inc, a dairy producer / manufacturer located in Logan is planning on building a 14,000 Sq. Foot extension to their building to accommodate growth.
-Hyde Park Commons - the upscale mixed-use development that was proposed for Hyde Park - planning is still ongoing.
-Logan City has acquired the property on 303 N. Main downtown, and would like to have it developed on. They want something that, as the Mayor said, will 'increase our tax base'.
-The old Roller Skating Rink downtown on Center St. and 1st East is up for sale and supposedly has a couple potential bidders. I'm not sure if they plan to renovate it, or tear it down and build something else. I think the area is perfect for mixed-use retail and residential.
Other News
-A developer has proposed creating a structured parking terrace on the LDS's Tabernacle parking lot downtown, with an underground bridge running under Main Street connecting to the Copper Mill Restaurant on the other side. They're looking at funding.
-Related news to the Tabernacle: The Iron Gate Grill, a popular restaurant now located in Providence, just outside of Logan, is trying to move to downtown Logan. The area they're in though is within 600 feet of a few churches and the LDS Tabernacle. Utah state law dictates that any place serving alcohol within 600 feet of a religious institution must get a waiver from those institutions in order to serve alcohol. The LDS Church denied the waiver. What's left everybody dumbfounded is that the LDS Church allowed the waiver for other Restaurants, and a full bar, all of whom still operate there. We'll see where this goes.
That's all from Logan, where school is now back in session:
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