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

5. Alternative Development RTC SR-160 Corridor Study
EXHIBIT 5-13: Alternative 2 – High Growth (2008)
Alternative 2 – Moderate Growth
(2008) is the first of a phased transit
investment strategy that expands service
more conservatively based on lower
transit demand and lower overall
development growth than assumed in
Alternative 1. The most obvious
difference between this investment
strategy and Phases 1 (A, B and C) is that
Phase 2 is scaled up in more
conservatively, with the Phase 2 (2025)
representing a more modest buildout than
Alternative 1. These alternatives are
meant to reflect a scenario in which
corridor ridership is moderate.
Alternative 2 – Moderate Growth (2008) is
composed of one express trunk route
anchored to the planned Park & Ride lot at
SR-160 and Hualapai Way. The express
route along SR-160 (shown in green)
provides service to both Park & Ride lots
along SR-160, extends north on Las Vegas
Boulevard South, east on Warm Springs
Road, then north on Gilespie to the South
Strip Transfer Terminal (SSTT). The
express route is designed to connect
western Blue Diamond area to routes
serving the Las Vegas Strip and retail and
employment areas north via SSTT.
Park & Ride Sites 1-1 and 1-4 are critical
features to the transit plan for the Blue
Diamond corridor. PR 1-1 is designed to
attract commuters from the Pahrump
Valley, Mountain’s Edge and Rhodes
Ranch; PR 1-4 is designed to attract
commuters from Pinnacle Peaks, Southern
Highlands and other communities near
central SR-160.
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