(Blue Diamond Road) Corridor Study - Regional Transportation ...

1. Executive Summary RTC SR-160 Corridor Study
of trip generators and attractors, and the movement of these trips throughout the
transportation network. Service levels – defined by peak and non-peak frequencies, span of
service, and total vehicle service hours – for these new routes should correspond with
observable transit demand. These criteria are applied to the SR-160 study area to develop
and evaluate transit alternatives.
Variables that capture transit demand are:
Type and intensity of existing transit service,
Existing transit ridership on services operating along the alignment,
Traffic volumes and levels of congestion, and
Number and type of activity centers.
Variables that represent the physical characteristics of the alignment are:
Right-of-way availability, and
Pedestrian accessibility.
Transit Alternatives
In addition to SR-160
itself, the study
evaluates two potential
east/west corridors
(all of which are
shown in blue to the
right) and five north/
south corridors (in
red) for transit use.
These connect with
CC-215 to the north
and S. Las Vegas
Blvd. to the east, and
provide transit
service to the major
residential and employment areas.
Based on the analysis of travel patterns and anticipated transit ridership potential, the study
team developed two sets of transit alignments for 2008, 2015, and 2025. The proposed
2025 bus routes for high growth and medium growth scenarios are shown in the two
exhibits below. The different colors represent different bus services:
Blue: Bus Rapid Transit
Green: Express
Other: Local
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