SEE MARYLAND PARKWAY
THROUGH OUR EYES...
SPACES & PLACES
TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IN LAS VEGAS
MARYLAND PARKWAY
CONNECTING DISTRICTS TOGETHER
IN JUNE 2017, THE REGIONAL TRANSIT COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN 8.7 MILE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM ALONG MARYLAND PARKWAY, CONNECTING MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS.
IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL,
T.O.D. MUST OCCUR ALONG MARYLAND PARKWAY.
PROBLEM
THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS WILL SEE RAPID GROWTH...
POPULATION IS EXPECTED
TO RISE TO 2.8 MILLION
RESIDENTS BY YEAR 2050
THIS PUTS A STRAIN ON
OUR RESOURCES
THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS WILL SEE RAPID GROWTH...
10,000 TRANSIT RIDERS
35,000 CARS PER DAY
OUR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS AT RISK
OUR AUTOCENTRIC CITY
WILL SIMPLY NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP UP
DUE TO THE FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE
PROLOGUE
LAS VEGAS IS A RAPIDLY GROWING CITY THAT CONTINUES TO DENSIFY IN POPULATION. IT IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON PRIVATE VEHICLES AS THE MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, CONTRIBUTING TO THE TREND OF URBAN SPRAWL. AS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CONTINUES TO RISE AND SEGREGATION OF COMMUNITIES INCREASES, WE LOOK TOWARDS TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AS THE SOLUTION.
TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (T.O.D.) IS A TYPE OF URBAN DESIGN STRATEGY THAT FOCUSES ON MAXIMIZING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, MIXED-USE, AND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT. BENEFITS OF T.O.D. INCLUDE IMPROVED SUSTAINABILITY, INCREASED WALKABILITY, STRENGTHENED TRANSIT SYSTEMS, AND REDUCED GAS EMISSIONS. SOCIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, STABILIZED TRANSIT RIDERSHIP, BROADENED ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, AND RELIEVED GENTRIFICATION PRESSURES.
IN FALL 2017, THE FIFTH YEAR STUDIO ATTEMPTS TO IMPLEMENT
T.O.D. PRINCIPLES INTO OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
TYPOLOGIES
THESE CITIES PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL MODELS WITH THEIR EXISTING LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS...
PORTLAND, OREGON
116,800 RIDERS A DAY
CURRENTLY ON THE MAX LIGHT RAIL...
IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS...
140,000 NEW JOBS
260,000 NEW RESIDENTS
2035 URBAN DESIGN GOALS...
CONNECT PEOPLE & NEIGHBORHOODS
COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOODS
ENCOURAGE JOB GROWTH
FIT LOCAL CONDITIONS
IMPROVE NATURAL AREAS & OPEN SPACES
PLACEMAKING
MIXED-USE, TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
OUR STUDIO SAW THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE PROPOSED ROUTE. THE UNIVERSITY SOUTH SITE AND THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT SITE BOTH SERVE AS UNIQUE CONNECTORS BETWEEN UNLV AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
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