Salt Lake City basked in another accolade this weekend as the U.S. Conference of Mayors named it one of the 10 most livable large cities in America.
Mayor Rocky Anderson's "Reclaiming the Streets" pedestrian safety program, known by the orange flags supplied at crosswalks, garnered an honorable mention at the conference in Detroit. But the mayor was unable to attend since he was stricken by stomach flu Thursday.
Among the other cities given the "most livable" label this year are Boston; Honolulu; Madison, Wis.; Fresno, Calif.; and Louisville, Ky.
But Anderson, who often takes a broad view of concerns affecting his city, isn't content with accepting only the "most livable" award. He sent a resolution to the conference calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons and asking President Bush and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to lead the world in disarmament.
"It is unacceptable," the resolution states, "that . . . while poverty afflicts so many, particularly in cities, vast resources that could be put to wiser use are spent on nuclear weapons."
The Conference of Mayors will take a formal vote on the resolution Monday and hear a speech by Bush.