The Wasatch Front Regional Council on Oct. 23 voted to certify station-area plans for Draper, Murray, Riverton, South Salt Lake, West Valley City and Woods Cross, endorsing local land-use strategies tied to transit stations across the region.

The certification motion, moved by Mayor Burton and seconded by Commissioner Bob Stevenson, passed on a voice vote. Council staff said the certified plans are consistent with the region’s Wasatch Choice vision and will steer growth into centers near fixed-guideway transit.

Adoption matters because the plans are part of a coordinated regional strategy to increase housing supply near transit. WFRC staff and elected officials repeatedly framed the certifications as a tool for adding homes where transit access and services can reduce driving and conserve open space.

Byron Head of WFRC’s community and economic development group and Meg Padgett, WFRC’s community and economic development director, presented the package to the council and said certified station-area plans across the Wasatch Front support households and local investment. JWRFC staff reported that, collectively, adopted station-area plans in the region support more than 75,000 potential new homes in station areas.

Cities presenting plans described local details. Draper Mayor Troy Walker noted three station-area plans covering Crescent View, Kimball’s Lane and the Draper FrontRunner station; he said Kimball’s Lane is an ownership project being built to roughly 25–27 units per acre and that a separate Vista-area parcel could accommodate about 2,400 homes under its plan. South Salt Lake Mayor Sherrie (Sherry) Wood said the city expects to leverage a $20 million bond to create more than 2,000 units targeted to 60% area median income and described an emphasis on larger, three‑bedroom units where needed. West Valley City’s planning director Steve Pastrick described mixed‑use, infill and industrial strategies tailored to each of that city’s station areas. Woods Cross Mayor Ryan Westergaard described constrained land supply and a plan focused on creating a development gateway with multimodal connections back to the station.

Council members and staff framed the certifications as part of a larger, multi‑agency effort. Council members and WFRC staff noted wide collaboration among cities, counties, UTA, MAG and state offices and urged cities to inform legislators that station-area planning is underway as the state discusses housing policies.

The council’s vote was taken as a package covering the six city plans. No roll-call tally was read into the record; the chair called for the voice vote and announced the motion passed.

Council staff said certified plans and ongoing station-area planning work will continue to be tracked and reported to the council as part of implementation and that certified plans will be used to inform future funding and technical support decisions at WFRC and partner agencies.