9th Street Stairs

9th Street City Stairs Project

Historically, wooden stairs were constructed in Park City's Old Town right of ways providing walkable pedestrian access. In the 1980s, Park City dedicated an ongoing redevelopment budget to replace and repair the deteriorating stairs and construct new stair sections in the priority order identified through community discussions. During construction, wooden stair treads were upgraded to metal increasing safety and longevity while reducing maintenance costs.

Over time, stairs have been constructed and improved in almost all Old Town's rights-of-way. However, three city blocks on 9th Street and one block on 10th Street remain unbuilt, leaving some residents less walkable access. These remaining blocks are key pedestrian links between Lower Main Street and the Old Town Neighborhoods surrounding them.

Neighborhood discussions are vital to determine the future of 9th Street. We welcome and appreciate your feedback.

A brief history of Old Town stairs

Funding

• Late 1980s, the City began a program to replace the dilapidated Old Town Stairs
• 1982 Main Street Redevelopment created. No longer generating revenue.
• 1990 Lower Park Avenue RDA created – 2015 LPA RDA extended
• Old Town Stairs budgeted through Main Street and LPA RDAs in 80s and 90s
• Funding must be used within the RDA boundary for budgeted improvements
• Main Street RDA – Stairs complete
• 4 Blocks to complete the LPA Stair projects

Reconstruction Program

• Started in late 80s within the Main Street RDA
• 1995 – two neighborhood meetings/reprioritization by City staff
• 1997 – Trails and Stairs Inventory
• 1998 – CIP Budget overhaul – OTS remained a high priority, CIP #0003
• Systematically replaced old stairs in rights of way:
  1. Replaced old wooden stairs and concrete walks
  2. Replaced wooden treads with metal treads
  3. Constructed new stairs in unbuilt ROWs
  4. Three blocks on 9^th Street and one block on 10^th Street are only remaining unbuilt ROWs
  5. Prioritized in the 2015 Old Town Stairs CIP – Lower Park Ave RDA funding

9^th Street Planning

• The purchase of Treasure Hill reprioritized 6^th Street Stairs Woodside to Treasure over 9^th Street Stairs. Additionally:
  1. 2018/19 Planning application for a driveway in 9^th Street ROW for 901 Woodside. The application included a walkway and stairs
  2. Received comments from Planning Commission/Council/Old Town residents to build out the remaining ROWs – specifically 9^th Street
• Survey, design, and engineering contract for 6^th Street included 9^th Street survey, design and engineering
• June 2021 – 901 Woodside abandoned the driveway in ROW and stairs section
• August 2021, 6^th Street Stairs construction completed
• Late August 2021, 9^th Street ROW survey work performed
  1. City received emails from neighbors because of survey crew in the ROW
  2. Austin Taylor– tour with neighbors
• November 8, 2021, preliminary survey complete
• December 2021, preliminary stairs layout and utility conflicts identified.
  1. Michelle updated neighbors by email
  2. Neighbors responded
• January-February 2022, preliminary plans for Park Ave to Woodside. Discussed parking conflicts and intersection improvements
• Staff developing a plan to gather neighborhood input