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

More documents

Recommendations

Info

2. Current Conditions of Study Area RTC SR-160 Corridor Study 2.7.2 Employment Employment density is measured in jobs per square mile. Current employment densities in the study area generally follow a similar pattern as the population densities, with some exceptions. Employment is presently centered on the area of the Las Vegas strip, the central portion of the corridor, and some of the northwestern area. Overall, the northern portion of the corridor, beginning at the CC-215 beltway, exhibits low concentrations of employment. In the SR-160 corridor, current employment per square mile is 235. As depicted in Exhibit 2-8, employment density is expected to increase to 753 jobs per square mile in 2025, with much of the employment density clustered along CC-215 west of I-15. The expansion of the employment base along the areas near CC-215 currently zoned for commercial and industrial uses will likely induce a sustainable share of automobile trips along major northsouth arterials such as Decatur Boulevard, Rainbow Blvd and Buffalo Drive that serve the Major Project residential subdivisions throughout the Blue Diamond subregion. EXHIBIT 2-8: 2025 Employment Density 2-16
2. Current Conditions of Study Area RTC SR-160 Corridor Study 2.8 STUDY AREA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM This section contains both a description of the roadway and existing and planned transit systems in the SR-160 corridor, as well as a high level assessment of the performance of those transportation systems. Performance evaluation of the transportation system is accomplished through the use of three commonly accepted performance measures, which are: Daily Volumes, Congestion Index, and Level of Service (LOS). In addition, these measures are supplemented by qualitative observations of traffic patterns on SR-160. EXHIBIT 2-9: SR-160 East at Jones Blvd SR-160 experiences heavy traffic in the weekday peak period in both the westbound and eastbound directions, with the most severe traffic congestion concentrated between Valley View and Las Vegas Boulevard. Within this segment, the majority of traffic fed onto SR-160 arrives from I-15, where westbound traffic bottlenecks at the Industrial Road and Valley View intersections. This segment of SR-160 is two-lanes, one in each direction. Because the storage capacity behind the Industrial and Valley View intersections is limited, traffic backs up into the I-15 onramp. South of SR-160 just west of I-15 is a casino resort, with access to the parking facility available via an unprotected left turn pocket. North of SR-160 just east of Dean Martin Drive is a major truck depot with fueling, restaurant and convenience retail services. The 2-17
Page 1 and 2: State Route 160 (Blue Diamond Road)
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents RTC SR-160 Corrid
Page 9 and 10: 1. Executive Summary RTC SR-160 Cor
Page 15 and 16: 2. Current Conditions of Study Area
Page 29: 2. Current Conditions of Study Area
Page 43 and 44: 3. Overview of Transit Modes RTC SR
Page 59 and 60: 4. Evaluation Methodology RTC SR-16
Page 61 and 62: 4. Evaluation Methodology RTC SR-16
Page 63 and 64: 5. Alternative Development RTC SR-1
Page 81 and 82:
5. Alternative Development RTC SR-1
Page 83 and 84:
6. SR-160 Corridor Improvement Plan
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
7. Proposed Park and Ride Facilitie
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
Page 109 and 110:
Page 111 and 112:
Page 113 and 114:
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117 and 118:
Page 119 and 120:
Page 121 and 122:
Page 123 and 124:
8. Estimated System Costs RTC SR-16
Page 125 and 126:
Page 127 and 128:
Page 129 and 130:
Page 131 and 132:
Page 133 and 134:
A. Aerial Photographs of Blue Diamo
Page 135 and 136:
Page 137 and 138:
Page 139 and 140:
Page 141 and 142:
Page 143 and 144:
Page 145 and 146:
Page 147 and 148:
Page 149 and 150:
B. Candidate Park & Ride Site Data
Page 151 and 152:
Page 153 and 154:
Page 155 and 156:
Page 157 and 158:
Page 159 and 160:
Page 161 and 162:
Page 163 and 164:
Page 165 and 166:
C. SR-160 Major Intersections RTC S
Page 167 and 168:
Page 169 and 170:
Page 171 and 172:
Page 173 and 174:
D. RTC Policies and Procedures RTC
Page 175 and 176:
Page 177 and 178:
Page 179 and 180:
Page 181 and 182:
Page 183 and 184:
Page 185 and 186:
Page 187:
show all

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

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?