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Welcome to Mini Guide Book Physical Address: Cannon Building, 288 N. 1460 W. Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 Hours of operation: 8:00 AM -5:00 PM Please check in at the front desk – we will have badges ready for you. Airport Information The closest airport is the Salt Lake City (SLC) International Airport, and the Utah Department of Health Cannon Building (Cannon Building) is located 5.8 miles from the Airport. Transportation to/from Hotel For the detailed information, please visit the Airport’s website about the ground transportation. Taxi rates within SLC limit are flat rate. From SLC Airport to the hotels listed on this ‘guide book’ should be $25 for 1-2 passengers (as of May 2017). Please note: since 2015, taxi fare is not regulated in Utah, however, Salt Lake City has set a flat rate fare system within the Salt Lake City limits. The Airport website recommends negotiating the price before you leave the airport to avoid any misunderstanding. Utah Transit Authority (UTA) provides TRAX services that runs every 15 minutes from the Airport to Salt Lake City Downtown area for $2.50 one way. The Cannon Building is located between the Airport and Salt Lake City Downtown on the Green Line (see last TRAX Green Line page). It takes about 20 minutes (including 11 minutes walking) from the Airport using the TRAX. Access TRAX Green Line interactive online schedule Download the PDF version of schedule From the Accreditation Coordinator: "I would feel completely comfortable using TRAX; I would opt to use a taxi if arriving late in the evening." Lodging Accommodation Information The recommendation is to staying in a hotel in the Downtown area (1-3, 5, 7-8). You will have a lot more choices for evening dining. You can use TRAX Green Line (no transfer involved) to get to these hotels from Airport and/or the Cannon Building. Using the TRAX Green Line, it takes about 15 minutes from the Cannon Building to one of these Downtown hotels, and the cost is $2.50 each way. 1. Hilton Garden Inn Salt Lake City Downtown 6. Inn On The Hill (Bed & Breakfast) 4.5 star $$ 2.2 Miles 5.0 star $$ 2.3 Miles 2. Kimpton Hotel Monaco 7. Holiday Inn Express Salt Lake City Downtown 4.0 star $$$, 2.3 Miles 4.0 star $$ 2.2 Miles 3. Hyatt Place Salt Lake City 8. DoubleTree Suites by Hilton 3 star $$ 1.6 Miles 3.5 star $$ 2.4 Miles 4. Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Airport East 9. Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Airport 4.0 star $$ 0.9 Miles 3.5 star $$ 1.1 Miles 5. Little America Hotel 10. Hyatt Hotel 3.5 star $$ 2.5 Miles 5.0 star $$ 1.6 Miles Accreditation Coordinator’s ‘Personal’ Choice: “The Little America Hotel.” Getting Around in Salt Lake City Downtown For TRAX light-rail and buses, if you enter and exit within the boundaries of the Free Fare Zone, you ride free. Most of the downtown hotels on the recommended list (exception is the #6) are located within the Free Fare Zone. History Corner - Martha Hughes Cannon (1857-1932) Utah Department of Health’s main building is named after Dr. Martha Hughes Canon. Here is her mini-bio: Born in Llandudno, Wales; her family converted to the new Church of the Latter Day Saints (a.k.a. Mormonism) and immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah, when she was 4; Worked as a school teacher by the age of 14; Worked as a typesetter for the Women's Exponent, a woman-run newspaper in 1870s; Earned a chemistry degree from the University of Deseret Graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School at the age 23; one of the first women to earn an M.D. Additionally earned degrees in pharmacy and oratory Returned to Salt Lake City and became a resident physician at women-founded and operated Deseret Hospital at age 25 Became the fourth of six wives of Mormon elder Angus Munn Cannon at age 27; polygamy was outlawed two years earlier Fled the country with an infant daughter and lived in several European countries to avoid being a witness against her husband and other members of the Church Returned to Utah and joined the formation of the Utah Equal Suffrage Association in 1986 That same year, she became the nation's first female state senator, a Democrat, in a race against her husband, Angus Cannon, a Republican, winning by more than 2,500 votes During her two terms in the Utah Senate, she sponsored bills promoting: o Worker’s rights, especially women in the work place o Education for the disabled o Created the State Board of Health Served on the Board of Health Died in 1932 at age 75 You can view a local PBS station production of her documentary by visiting the KUED website. Lunch Establishments around the Cannon Building This list is from the “Yelp” website. Only walking distance restaurants are listed here. This Café is located within the Cannon Building. A note from the Accreditation Coordinator: According to the GoogleA Map, the distance to these places is about 0.6 to 0.7 miles, and it will take about 11 minutes on foot. For Additional Inquiry, feel free to contact: Mimi Ujiie Performance Improvement Manager / Accreditation Coordinator Office of Organizational Development and Performance Management (ODPI) Executive Director’s Office (EDO), Utah Department of Health Phone: 801-538-9065, Email: [email protected] Pleasant View Ogden Ogden LEGEND Roy TRAX Blue Line 701 Multi-Day Parking TRAX Red Line 703 Day Parking Clearfield TRAX Green Line 704 Free Fare Zone S-Line Streetcar 720 FrontRunner 750 Layton 801-743-3882 (RIDE-UTA) rideuta.com rideuta Farmington The light blue area 'Free Fare Zone' indicates the Woods Cross Downtown area. Most of hotels on the Arena Temple Square recommended list are located in these area (e.g., Little America Hotel front desk is 2 minutes walk Airport from the Courthouse Station). Power Fairpark Planetarium City Center Salt Lake City University Jackson/Euclid Medical Center North Temple Bridge 1940 W. North Temple Old GreekTown Gallivan Plaza Salt Lake Central Fort Douglas Library Trolley 900 East Stadium South CampusU Courthouse niversity West Valley City 900 South Ballpark River Trail Central Pointe South Salt Lake City300 East 500 East 700 East Sugarmont Fairmont Redwood Junction Millcreek Decker Lake West Valley Central Meadowbrook South Salt Lake Murray North Murray Murray Central Fashion Place West Bingham Junction Midvale Fort Union Historic Gardner Midvale Center West Jordan West Jordan City Center Midvale Sugar Factory Rd. Historic Sandy Jordan Valley Sandy Expo Sandy 4800 W. Old Bingham Hwy. 5600 W. Old Bingham Hwy. Sandy Civic Center South Jordan Pkwy. South Jordan Crescent View Daybreak Pkwy. South Jordan Draper Kimballs Lane Lehi Draper Town Center Draper American Fork Orem Central Provo Central Provo https://www.rideuta.com/-/media/RideUTA/Maps/UTA_RAIL_Map.ashx.