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5. Alternative Development RTC SR-160 Corridor Study Silverado Ranch Blvd – West of Las Vegas Boulevard South, Silverado Ranch Boulevard is a two-lane street that connects to Decatur Boulevard. Based on the unavailability of UPRR for regional passenger rail service, Silverado Ranch Boulevard is identified as a corridor that may be suitable for some fixed guideway treatment that connects with Silverado Silverado Ranch Ranch Blvd Blvd I-15 SR-160 Las Vegas Boulevard. Aerial view of Silverado Ranch Blvd looking west of I-15 5.3 MODAL OPTIONS Each transit mode – local and express bus, bus rapid transit (BRT) and light rail transit/DMU – is assessed based on the suitability of that modal technology to the attributes of the corridors through which the routes are designated. This analysis does not estimate land use impacts of new transit investment. A more detailed treatment of land use impacts resulting from Clark County’s Mixed Use Overlay District is addressed in Section 2. In additional, strategic nodes for Park & Ride Sites have been identified, and the route network for the study area has been structured around the Park & Ride facilities in a manner to maximize transit ridership through incentivizing Park & Ride utilization. The modes are analyzed from the most intensive to least intensive investment – LRT/DMU, bus rapid transit, and conventional bus transit. Corridors EXHIBIT 5-9: Summary of Alignments and Modes Conventional Bus – Local Conventional Bus – Express Bus Rapid Transit SR-160 X X Decatur Boulevard X X Rainbow Drive X X Warm Springs Road X X Light Rail Transit/DMU Las Vegas Boulevard X X X Durango Drive X X Silverado Ranch Boulevard X 5-10
5. Alternative Development RTC SR-160 Corridor Study Exhibit 5-9 provides a summary matrix of potential modes to alignments identified as suitable for mass transit investment. Of the seven total corridors considered (four radial corridors and three cross-town corridors), three corridors within the study area have strong potential for new transit service or transit service improvements. 5.3.1 Light Rail/DMU Consistent with the previous discussion, light rail transit and DMU are suited for alignments with: Right-of-way for track, Direct access to a large parcel of land for a maintenance facility, Corridors with high demand for transit service, and Nodes with pedestrian access to high demand. Among the radial alignments, traffic volumes for all radial corridors are moderate, with heavy volumes predicted over the next fifteen years as Major Projects reach their development cap and the population of Enterprise increases. Given this fact, differentiation among corridors will be based on the factors mentioned above. The Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) is the only corridor with existing rail right-of-way. However, Union Pacific has recently withdrawn interest in allowing passenger rail service on this railroad subdivision. Given continued interest in a regional fixed guideway system that connects both the southern and northern part of the Valley to the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, there may be opportunities to widen streets such as Silverado Ranch to accommodate fixed guideway connecting to Las Vegas Boulevard or I-15. These roads are new, allowing for allocation of the required right-of-way for a future light rail investment. With the possible exception of Las Vegas Boulevard South, none of the radial alignments appear to have demographics and dense built environment needed to support a fixed guideway system. Rainbow Boulevard, Durango Drive, and Decatur Boulevard currently have segments that are four to six lanes wide, but none have the type of compact development associated with corridors that support fixed guideway transit. Even if such densities existed, devoting space within these corridors for a fixed guideway rail envelope cannot be accomplished without extensive right-of-way acquisition. Given the rural preservation character and the residential nature of adjacent land uses, these corridors are better suited for a more flexible mass transit treatment that will not materially impact vehicle circulation. In the study area, no cross-town alignments are deemed to be appropriate for light rail or DMU, due to generally low levels of demand, suburban residential densities, and few activity 5-11
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