Bruce Bingham, a partner at real estate development and investment firm Hamilton Partners and one of the Downtown Rising participants, said he was pleased with the final product.

"I think that what they have generated is going to be strong enough and long enough to have an impact for generations on Salt Lake City," Bingham said. "They have done as thorough a job as could possibly have been done, in getting input from stakeholders and others in downtown, and from the public, academicians, experts, the whole gamut.

"They've focused on Salt Lake City's position as a world-class city, as an environmentally friendly location, as a business-appropriate and business-friendly climate, with all of the public facilities and cultural elements. They haven't missed much, if anything."

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Contributing: Leigh Dethman

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