Comment on Downtown business group issues call for action on Rio Grande District — but most proposals already underway

The Downtown Alliance, a nonprofit representing some 2,500 businesses in Salt Lake City, issued a call for action to address a Rio Grande neighborhood it says is “in crisis.” The 10-point plan encompasses mainly steps that already are underway, although the Alliance stressed the urgency of implementing them immediately. It comes a week after two high-profile crimes — the assault of a visiting minor league baseball player and a fatal hit-and-run — that spurred House Speaker Greg Curtis to suggest... <iframe src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/garss.csp" height="1" width="1" > </frame>