Living in SLC

BigNobody wrote:It's Zion you tard. Not Zions. Get it right or move.

Hahaha this drives me crazy too! The funny thing is, it's mostly people who have grown up in SLC that put the s on the end.

Rob T wrote:There are, and people commuting from these zones on a daily basis is the biggest reason our air quality is so bad.

Nah...its any one who uses a internal combustion engine to commute to work. Live in Murray, work downtown, etc. Traffic up and down the I-15 is huge. Traffic up and down Parleys? Not near.

Next up, after we all switch to electric cars (ha ha) will be home heating. Natural gas? Second biggest source of our inversion?

Rob T wrote:Guess there's a chance that home heating is ignored when that transition takes place, but seems unlikely.

It'll be next on the list.

Look at our Jared C's home. All electric. Phase changing walls. No gas. Crazy.

For the same price as a regular home? Nuts.

Rob T wrote: if electric vehicles are going to make any difference in air quality the electricity needs to come from a cleaner source(tail pipe emissions don't matter if they're offset by a giant smoke stack in the same fishbowl).

The overwhelming majority of the electricity produced for consumption in the Salt Lake Valley is generated by power plants in southern and eastern Utah. Thus, switching to electric cars in the Wasatch would have a very large impact on the local air quality. That being said, no one is going to argue against cleaner sources of energy.

Bares wrote: The overwhelming majority of the electricity produced for consumption in the Salt Lake Valley is generated by power plants in southern and eastern Utah. Thus, switching to electric cars in the Wasatch would have a very large impact on the local air quality. That being said, no one is going to argue against cleaner sources of energy.

Gettin' off the grid can be done:

cityhomecollective.com/camp…

Amazing and inspiring.

My personal experience in SLC.
Grew up in SLC, always dealt with allergies and sinus problems.
Moved out of state right out of High School, no more allergy attacks or severe sinus problems. Moved back to UT few years later, Wasatch Back, no health issues.
Got married, moved back to SLC in 2014, all my issues are back and my wife now has chronic sinus infections. Now planning on moving out of SLC to the Wasatch Back again. I contribute all my health problems to the poor air quality. If you deal with any respiratory issues, I highly recommend finding a place to live outside of the inversion zones, i.e Wasatch Back.
Lots of people think the air is only bad in the winter, its the only time you see the bad air and it is actually worse due to the inversion. We deal with moderate Ozone and PM2.5 all year long.
I have lived and traveled all over the world, SLC is the only place I've been that exacerbates my health issues.

Link to 35 years of SLC air data

According to the trends over the last few years, its showing the air is actually getting better. This means nothing without proof in action.

@Super Fluke - "I have lived and traveled all over the world, SLC is the only place I've been that exacerbates my health issues."

Yeah. I have lived in a number of cities and travelled all over the world and bad air is a silent killer... I've driven through Salt Lake 3-4 times and each time even during different seasons it has felt like really bad air to me. And I don't want to live 24-7 in a place that has that kind of issue. The fact that enough people communicate about this issue there really rules it out as a full time living spot for me. Glad to hear everyone's impute.

I've lived in many places and can say for sure you will never live in a place with so many healthy, outdoorsy people coughing up lungers/sounding like smokers during many months every year. No complaints otherwise about the town, I learned to climb there and the economy sent me away with much money in the bank.

SLC is pretty great IMO. I grew up in Seattle and moved here and honestly you can't really beat SLC. Yeah the air sucks for a few weeks in the winter but on those days get up in the mountains; which is why you're probably considering moving here in the first place. Nothing beats early morning pre work turns and after work burns. Simply the best access with big city accommodations anywhere. Actually take that all back UT sucks don't move here there's already too many people and the drivers suck! Politics blow!! If OK votes to drop 3.2 beer UT will get much better.

The crowding is nothing like Denver.

BackAtItAgain wrote: Where did you come from before?

Mostly Southern Utah (Cedar City specifically).

BigNobody wrote:It's Zion you tard. Not Zions. Get it right or move.

YES! So much this. Zions is a mediocre bank. Zion is maybe the coolest place on the planet.

Chick on Crack wrote: Seriously??

Seriously. Moved here from Denver.