The document outlines Alan Hoffman's presentation to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada on fixed-guideway transit options for the Las Vegas region. The presentation discusses the importance of connectivity and reducing wait times to attracting choice riders to transit. It provides examples of different transit modes like light rail, commuter rail, and BRT. The presentation emphasizes the need for an integrated rapid transit network that connects major employment and residential centers rather than focusing on individual transit lines. Case studies from other cities demonstrate that strong transit networks can shape regional growth patterns by making transit highly competitive with driving.
46. Characterizing
the Transit
Challenge
“The Box”
Residential density
“The Core”
Most employment
“Beyond the Box”
Lower housing density
but 2/3 of residents
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47. 2005 EmploymentDensity
2005 Population Density Characterizing
the Transit
Challenge
“The Box”
Higher residential
densities but only 1/3
of region’s residents
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48. 2005 Employment Density Characterizing
the Transit
Challenge
“The Box”
Residential density
“The Core”
45% of regional
employment
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49. Characterizing
the Transit
Challenge
“The Box”
Residential density
Grid Transit “makes sense”
“The Core”
Most employment
Frontdoor vs. Backdoor
“Beyond the Box”
Lower housing density
How to “collect” people?
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50. 2 mile
radius
LAS VEGAS REGIONAL EXPRESS TRANSIT SYSTEM
The ACExpress Network is the region’s
rapid express system. It connects
specially-located stations (mostly Beyond
the Box) with the key stations in the Core.
ACExpress stations will be designed to
appeal to both auto-access and transit-
access markets. They are located so that
most residents of the urbanized areas
Beyond the Box are within two miles of a
station.
Station
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Stop
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51. LAS VEGAS REGIONAL EXPRESS TRANSIT SYSTEM
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57. Idealized Transit
Infrastructure
Projects
(Grade
Separations)
Staging
The advantage of transit-
supportive grade separations is
that, properly done, they can be
staged and produce immediate
benefit for not just one route or
direction but multiple routes
traveling in multiple directions,
like this example at Sahara and
Las Vegas Boulevard.
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