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2. Current Conditions of Study Area RTC SR-160 Corridor Study Large housing developments are being planned and constructed in the Pahrump area, and Clark County planning staff have heard discussion of desires to expand the southwest SNPLMA disposal (potential land sale) boundary (Rod Allison, personal communiqué, April, 2006). 3 2.7 STUDY AREA DEMOGRAPHICS The purpose of this study is to develop a multimode transportation improvement strategy for the SR-160 corridor that builds on the capacity improvement efforts currently underway by NDOT. There has been significant growth in this region, creating more need for a balanced transportation system that improves regional mobility and enhances accessibility to activity centers. One of the big challenges facing this subregion is the high rate of automobile ownership and the pressure to focus capacity improvements on vehicular throughput. Southwest Las Vegas has a uniquely rural character, with a diverse community of long-time absentee property owners and residents who have worked with Clark County officials to preserve a distinctly rural community. Within the last five years, however, the conversion of large undeveloped parcels into major suburban subdivisions has sparked debate about how best to manage growth and preserve the subregion’s rural character. With the influx of new residents to the area, the population in the SR-160 corridor has grown younger. The percentage of population 55 and older has decreased from 35 percent in 1996 to 24 percent in 2004. In terms of income, the population is largely middle class, with a very small population of low income households. Not surprisingly, the rate of automobile ownership per household is among the highest in the Las Vegas Valley, with the percentage of households without an automobile at less than 4 percent. As derived from the SNRPC Workgroup, the estimated 2003 population of Enterprise was 62,796 and had almost doubled to 110,594 by 2008. 4 The population is anticipated to reach 649,000 by the year 2025. Total employment in the study area follows a similar pattern increasing from a current estimate of 137,000 to over 280,000 by the year 2025. The next 3 The Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) became law in October, 1998. It allows the Bureau of Land Management to sell public land within a specific boundary around Las Vegas, Nevada. Proceeds from those sales are then made available for certain types of projects. In November 2003, the Act was amended to direct $300 million, or $37.5 million each year over the next eight years, to Lake Tahoe for implementation of the Federal Environmental Improvement Program. Projects that are funded by SNPLMA are submitted each year to the Secretary of Interior for approval. The Secretary has approved five years of funding (five rounds) since 1998. 4 The Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition coordinates regional planning by bringing together public jurisdictions in the discussion and prioritization of issues related to conservation, open space, land use, transportation, public facilities, air quality and infill development. Member agencies include the Regional Transportation Commission, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Regional Flood Control District, the Clark County School District, Clark County Air Quality, and the Clark County Airport Commission. 2-14
2. Current Conditions of Study Area RTC SR-160 Corridor Study section documents population and employment densities for the study area, both for 2004 conditions and as forecasted for 2025. EXHIBIT 2-7: Enterprise Annual Population and Growth Rates 1990-2003 2.7.1 Population Population density is measured in persons per square mile. This density typically varies from a low of zero persons per acre in rural areas to much higher concentrations in urbanized areas. As the population becomes denser, more and more land is used for transportation, commercial, institutional, and industrial uses as well as housing. Based on the 2004 Las Vegas Valley Long Range Transit Plan, the population density of the SR-160 corridor is 381 persons per square mile, which ranks SR-160 among the least dense communities in southwest Las Vegas. With several Major Projects currently in the development phase, however, subdivision growth along the SR-160 corridor is expected to result in among the highest rates of population growth and population density in the Las Vegas Valley. The current land use variables project a population density of 1,782, more than four times the 2003 population density. Much of that population density is expected to be focused within the Major Project areas such as Mountains Edge, Rhodes Ranch, Pinnacle Peaks and Southern Highlands. With the rezoning of the area served by Durango Drive and CC-215 to allow for greater mixed use development opportunities, residential densities are likely to be higher than predicted by the current regional travel demand model. The update to the land use variables in the regional model is currently underway, and RTC Southern Nevada expects to have more robust projections of 2025 population densities by Spring 2006. 2-15
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