Transportation & Streets and Highways Element
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The City of Las Vegas Transportation & Streets and Highways Element of the Las Vegas 2020 Master Plan was adopted by City Council on April 15, 2009 (Ordinance #6038). Transportation & Streets and Highways Element Transportation_Streets_Hwys Elem;Plans-MPlan;indd;rs04/15/09 CITY OF LAS VEGAS TRANSPORTATION & STREETS AND HIGHWAYS ELEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 5 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................5 ENABLING LEGISLATION ................................................................................6 PLANNING CONTEXT .....................................................................................7 RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAS VEGAS 2020 MASTER PLAN ..................... 8 GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ............................................................ 8 Neighborhood Revitalization .............................................................. 8 Newly Developing Areas ..................................................................... 9 Regional Coordination .......................................................................... 9 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................11 HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION AND STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IN LAS VEGAS ................................................11 CURRENT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DOCUMENTS ............... 12 Circulation Plan, 1992 .........................................................................13 Municipal Code ..................................................................................... 16 Regional Transportation Plan, 2009-2030 ..................................... 16 Transportation Improvement Program FY 2009-2012 ...............18 Unifi ed Planning Work Program FY 2008-2009 ..........................23 FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS .................................................................25 HIGHWAY TRUST FUND ...............................................................................................25 FTA ........................................................................................................................................ 25 CMAQ .................................................................................................................................. 25 STP ........................................................................................................................................ 25 STATE GAS TAX ................................................................................................................. 26 RTC (CLARK COUNTY) GAS TAX .............................................................................26 QUESTION 10 ...................................................................................................................26 ASSEMBLY BILL 595 ..........................................................................................................28 EXISTING CONDITIONS.............................................................................................................29 TRANSPORTATION ..........................................................................................29 Location Of Rights-of-Way (Master Plan of Streets and Highways) .......................................................................................29 TERMINALS .........................................................................................................30 Downtown Transportation Center ................................................. 30 Greyhound Bus Terminal ................................................................... 30 VIADUCTS ........................................................................................................... 30 Transportation_Streets_Hwys Elem;Plans-MPlan;indd;rs04/15/09 page i GRADE SEPARATIONS.....................................................................................30 AVIATION ............................................................................................................ 31 Airport Overlay District ....................................................................33 STREETS AND HIGHWAYS ............................................................................. 33 Functional Classifi cation .....................................................................33 STREET WIDTHS AND CROSS-SECTIONS ............................................... 36 Rights-of-Way .......................................................................................36 Standard Roadway Cross-Sections ..................................................38 Freeways ................................................................................................44 High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOV) ..........................................44 Bicycle Transportation .......................................................................44 STREET TREATMENT (CURRENT LANDSCAPE BUFFERING) ............46 BUILDING SETBACKS ...................................................................................... 50 STREET NAMING AND NUMBERING ........................................................51 Street Naming ....................................................................................... 51 Address Numbering ............................................................................52 Multi-Family Residential Addressing ................................................ 52 Non-Residential Addressing ..............................................................52 Street and Address Changes .............................................................53 TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT ....................................53 Annual Average Daily Traffi c (AADT) ............................................53 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Capacity .................................54 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)........................................ 57 EXISTING MASS TRANSIT AND FREIGHT MOVEMENT .......................59 Fixed-Route Transit .............................................................................59 Rail Transport .......................................................................................59 ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................... 61 LINK BETWEEN TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE ........................61 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND EMPLOYMENT .........................64 A MULTI-MODAL APPROACH TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING .................................................................. 67 AIR QUALITY ...................................................................................................... 68 STREETSCAPING ............................................................................................... 71 IMPLEMENTATION ......................................................................................................................... 73 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................ 79 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ..........................................................................................................105 APPENDICES .................................................................................................................................. 107 Transportation_Streets_Hwys Elem;Plans-MPlan;indd;rs04/15/09 page ii TABLES, FIGURES AND MAPS TABLES Table 1: Regional Transportation Plan Compliance with Federal Requirements ................................................................................17 Table 2: Regionally Signifi cant, Non-Locally Funded Projects in 2009-2012 TIP, City of Las Vegas ..............................................................20 Table 3: Transit Projects in 2009-2012 TIP in or Affecting the City of Las Vegas ..........................................................................................22 Table 4: City of Las Vegas Question 10 Project Funding Summary Report .........................................................................................27 Table 5: Functional Classifi cation ............................................................................ 34 Table 6: Current Perimeter Landscape Buffer Widths .......................................46 Table 7: Current Minimum Size, Amount and Spacing of Perimeter Landscape Materials ....................................................................................47 Table 8: Single Family Residential District Setback Standards ..........................50 Table 9: Residential District Standards Other Than Single Family ...................50 Table 10: Commercial and Industrial Setback Standards .....................................50 FIGURES Figure 1A: Primary Thoroughfares, with Detached Sidewalk (114’ Width) .................................................................................................39 Figure 1B: Primary Thoroughfares, without Detached Sidewalk (100’ Width) .................................................................................................40 Figure 1C: Secondary Thoroughfares, with Detached Sidewalk (90’ Width)