Pioneer Park is getting a facelift, thanks to help from Salt Lake City and a group of developers that’s working to make the downtown park more of an attraction.
The park will soon be home to a new, lighted grass field slightly bigger than a soccer pitch that takes up about a third of Pioneer Park at its southern end.
The park, which is less than a half-mile from the city’s emergency shelter, has been a focal point for homeless residents for years. City leaders contend drug use and crime has also kept the park from being used by all residents.