A sweeping plan with a decades-long vision, taking into account land use, housing availability and affordability, population growth, transportation connectivity and other issues, has been adopted unanimously by the City Council.

Called the Taylorsville Expressway Station Area Master Plan, the proposal is required by state statute for areas near planned transit stations. Specifically, the law requires that all local governments in Utah with transit stations on a fixed guideway adopt a station area plan that addresses, among other things, housing, environmental practices, access to opportunity and connectivity.

The law applies to three coming stations in Taylorsville along the planned Mid-Valley Express Bus Rapid Transit line. They are the 1300 West Station, West Atherton Station and River Boat Road Station. The station area plan was required for an area within 1/4 mile of each applicable station platform.

The Taylorsville study areas are each located on 4700 South, near 1300 West, 1100 West and 825 West. The three required areas in Taylorsville are adjacent and overlap each other and, therefore, were combined into one comprehensive study area (see accompanying map). 

Taylorsville's plan was adopted by the City Council on May 7, 2025, following a unanimous recommendation from the Planning Commission. The plan was completed by a team of consultants, including architecture and design firms KGRW and BCT Design Group, real estate consulting by RCLO, traffic planning by The Traffic Group, and engineering and infrastructure analysis by Great Basin Engineering.

Their objectives were to:

1. Increase the availability and affordability of housing
2. Promote sustainable environmental practices (water conservation, air quality, etc.)
3. Enhance access to opportunity (jobs, shopping, education, etc.)
4. Increase transportation choices and connectivity

City planners emphasized that the plan is aspirational in nature, rather than focused on active implementation. For example, the proposal's main emphasis is land use so that as properties turn over, future development will dovetail with the defined station area plan. Planners further stressed that the city has no plans to acquire property and only desires to comply with the planning law enacted by the Legislature. City leaders also welcomed the opportunity for study and recognized the significant benefit that long-term planning for the area will bring.

It is a bold vision that includes recommendations for building orientations, architecture and height, streetscape designs, integration of bicycles and pedestrians within transportation planning, the creation of a unique sense of place, and mixed land uses including residential for-rent and for-sale units.

You can view a live-stream recording of the Planning Commission's public hearing on the matter above, and click these links to see the adopted plan, as well as the presentation from city staff. The Planning Commission Staff Report further outlines the proposed Taylorsville Expressway Station Area Master Plan. The Wasatch Front Regional Council approved the plan on May 22, 2025.

A primary feature of the plan is a large linear parkway that runs east to west throughout the study area south of 4700 South that will connect most residential areas directly to the Jordan River Parkway and the regional trails network. Numerous other open spaces are featured in the plan including neighborhood parks and larger open spaces that attempt to preserve existing trees and other open space features. It is also estimated that full implementation of the plan will result in a net increase of approximately 4,000 housing units to the study area. 

Anticipated implementation is expected to be very long term and fully dependent on the will of private property owners within the area. Completion of the new Bus Rapid Transit system in Taylorsville is expected be complete in fall 2026.