Las Vegas Downtown Centennial Plan - City of Las Vegas

D. LINKAGES17Linking the ten districts of downtown Las Vegas with one another and withpoints outside of downtown is very important. Major vehicular linkages existthat connect important places in the City including anchors such as the casinodistricts, landmarks, neighborhoods, public uses, and private developments.A system of linkages that bolsters the integration of uses and overall designcharacteristics of downtown is the urban pathway system (Map 6). This systemconnects the various cultural amenities located throughout downtown by apedestrian friendly network of streets with enhanced features (Map 7). A wayfinding system will assist visitors in locating these downtown amenties. TheCity, along with the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) and the NevadaDepartment of Transportation (NDOT), continues to widen and improveroadways entering downtown and throughout the surrounding Las Vegas Valley.PHOTO 12: EXAMPLE OF URBAN PATHWAY ELEMENTThe RTC proposes theACE Rapid Transit route todowntown as an extensionof the monorail system thatterminates at Sahara Avenue.Additionally, a regional fixedguideway rail transit systemconnecting the Nevada StateCollege in Henderson to theproposed UNLV north campusin North Las Vegas, passing through the Strip corridor and downtown Las Vegas,is being studied. Recent discussions suggest that the first phase of the TransrapidHigh-Speed Train, which shall ultimately connect Downtown Las Vegas to LosAngeles and Anaheim, California, could well move ahead in the next few yearswith federal support for at least the first phase connecting Las Vegas to Primm,Nevada. The development of these systems, the continuation of Greyhound busservice, and the necessary relocation of the Downtown Transportation centerfor the CAT bus system to a larger site creates the opportunity to develop amulti-purpose Downtown Transportation Hub, or Intermodel TransportationCenter. Such a center could serve as an obvious linkage between downtownand the Union Pacific site (referred to as Parkway Center within the context ofthe Plan), and include substantial parking, retail and commercial facilities. Theseries of eleven approved urban trails will complement this system of linkages.LAS VEGAS DOWNTOWNCENTENNIAL PLANURBAN DESIGNFRAMEWORKLAS VEGAS DOWNTOWN CENTENNIAL PLANPD-0012-08-2012RS