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5. Alternative Development RTC SR-160 Corridor Study centers. Because of traffic interference problems caused by an at-grade fixed guideway system, SR-160 is determined not to suitable for a fixed guideway system. Also due to lack of connectivity with the planned regional rail network, cross-town alignments are more appropriate for light rail only if planned in conjunction with one or more radial alignments. The cross-town alignments are, therefore, determined to be sufficiently served by enhanced conventional bus transit and are not appropriate for consideration for light rail for the planning time horizon of this study. 5.3.2 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) As described in the previous section, alignments that are appropriate for BRT are alignments that include: Right-of-way that can accommodate exclusive sections for queue jumpers or exclusive lanes, Medium to high demand for transit service, and Nodes with pedestrian access to activity centers and intense development. Radial alignments that provide access to SR-160 are appropriate for consideration for fixed route local, express, and BRT routes. Rainbow Drive, Decatur Boulevard, and Las Vegas Boulevard South serve multiple residential and retail centers and several large casinos. None of the radial alignments that connect to SR-160 have the distribution of population and activity centers to justify exclusive lanes, with the possible exception of Decatur Boulevard and, in the near term, Las Vegas Boulevard South. Over the long term, RTC considers Las Vegas Boulevard South a suitable candidate for exclusive BRT. With the exception of SR-160, the cross-town alignments have minimal demand to support frequent transit services associated with BRT. Of the cross-town alignments, only SR-160 has the right-of-way space to support a BRT line, but SR-160 lacks pedestrian access to concentrations of population, employment, or activity to warrant a significant investment in transit infrastructure. The linkage between pedestrian amenities and transit ridership creates a motivation for planners to improve pedestrian infrastructure for corridors where transit investments are desired. Such improvements include revised street standards, revised urban design guidelines, landscaping, siting of building façades and entrances toward the street, and the installation of pedestrian pathways. 5.3.3 Conventional Bus Transit Conventional bus transit service, both local and express service, may be appropriate solutions for certain alignments. 5-12
5. Alternative Development RTC SR-160 Corridor Study Local Service Because there is no transit service currently in the Blue Diamond study area, the introduction of new transit service will be in the form of local fixed route service. The introduction of local conventional bus service is appropriate as a cost-effective means of testing the potential market followed by gradually expanding service levels to accommodate observed growth in transit demand. Potential routes for conventional bus transit service will be composed of: Radial Alignments – Of the radial alignments considered, Rainbow Boulevard, Durango Drive, and Decatur Boulevard south of SR-160 will be considered for conventional bus transit service. The radial alignments will be anchored to Park & Ride facilities off SR-160, which function as critical system nodes. Cross-town Alignments – The three cross-town alignments contain largely automobile-oriented commercial activity and serve residential neighborhoods. The Warm Springs Road alignment will be considered for improvement to conventional bus transit service. Express Service In addition to local fixed-route service, conventional bus transit service also includes the operation of express bus service that operates in the peak-period. Although peak-period express service typically requires physical space for Park & Ride Sites that collect passengers and access to a highway for higher speed service to a final destination, express overlay service can operate without such fixed assets during initial operations. Of all alignments considered, SR-160, Rainbow Boulevard, and Decatur Boulevard have the physical characteristics and ridership potential to support express service. Therefore, this portion of SR-160 will be considered for implementation of express bus service. 5.4 ALTERNATIVE REFINEMENT Two alternatives are presented representing three distinct phases – 2008, 2015 and 2025. The purpose of presenting the transit investment strategy in multiple phases is to provide a cost-effective and scalable approach to service expansion based on observed ridership trends. Based on the trends, it may be that ridership growth increases at a much lower rate than assumed in this study, and that it is more appropriate to implement only two of the three proposed phases by 2025. The following sections provide a detailed system description of each of the following alignment configurations: A. Alternative 1 – High Growth (2008), (2015), (2025) 5-13
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