The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported by funding under an award with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The substance and findings of the work are dedicated to the public. The author and publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication. Such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government.Our region competed nationally and was chosen to receive funding through the
Our region competed nationally and was chosen to receive funding through the Partnership for Sustainable Communities Initiative, an interagency partnership of HUD, Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This collaborative initiative works to integrate housing, land-use, economic and workforce development, transportation options, and infrastructure to support and empower local communities. Southern Nevada was afforded this opportunity as a region that not only demonstrated need but, moreover, the desire and ability to implement change.The City of Henderson led and managed this project on behalf of the Southern
The City of Henderson led and managed this project on behalf of the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition (SNRPC). The project team represented the interests of the entire region, and worked with representatives from local governments and agencies throughout the valley. The final Plan will be subject to adoption by the SNRPC and all member agencies in early 2015.The Consortium Committee advised the development of the Southern Nevada
The Consortium Committee advised the development of the Southern Nevada Strong Regional Plan and supporting activities. They are supported by six Task Groups focusing on particular areas (including housing, environment,
economic development and education, transportation, healthy communities, and public engagement and equity) and ensured public input was incorporated into the process.The project is leveraged by resources and in-kind matching funds from
Councilman Bob Coffin
City of Las Vegas
Councilman Bob Beers
City of Las Vegas
Councilman Wade Wagner
City of North Las Vegas
Councilman Isaac Barron
City of North Las Vegas
Councilman Cam Walker
City of Boulder City
Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani
Clark County
Commissioner Steve Sisolak
Clark County
Trustee Linda Young
Clark County School District
Councilman Sam Bateman
City of Henderson
Councilwoman Gerri Schroder
City of Henderson
Debra March, Councilwoman
City of Henderson (Chair)
Orlando Sanchez, Deputy
City Manager City of Las Vegas (Vice Chair)
Asha Jones, Representative
Office of U.S. Senator Harry Reid
Carolyn Edwards, Member District F
Clark County School Board
Cass Palmer, President and CEO
United Way
David Fraser, City Manager
City of Boulder City
Dulcinea Rongavilla, Account Executive
Cragin & Pike
Eddie Escobedo, Jr., Publisher
El Mundo
Erin Breen, Program Director
Safe Community Partnership
Jacob Snow, City Manager
City of Henderson
Gregory Blackburn, Director of Community Development & Compliance
City of North Las Vegas
John Marz, Councilman
City of Henderson
Jonas Peterson, COO
LVGEA
Ken MacDonald, Board Member
Conservation District of Southern Nevada
Larry Brown, Commissioner
Clark County
Louise Helton, Vice President
1 Sun Solar Companies
David Saltman, President
The Vista Group
Pamela Goynes-Brown, Councilwoman
City of North Las Vegas
Peggy Leavitt, Councilwoman
City of Boulder City
Phil Speight, Deputy General Manager of Administration
SNWA and LVVWD
Ric Jimenez, Director of National Operation
Rouse Properties
Ricki Barlow, Councilman
City of Las Vegas
Dr. Robert Lang, Director
Brookings Mountain West
Sabra Smith Newby, Chief Administrative Officer
Clark County
Sam Cherry, Owner and CEO
Cherry Development
Shawn Gerstenberger, Dean
School of Community Health Sciences
Tina Quigley, General Manager
RTC
Alexandra Nikolich
UNLV
Alyssa Averett
Project Team
Andrew Kjellman
RTC
Andrew Roether
Project Team
Andrew Powell
Project Team
Brittany Markarian
Project Team
Brok Armantrout
City of Boulder City
Courtney Coughenour
UNLV
Dan Kezar
Clark County
Daniel Fazekas
Project Team
Denise Tanata Ashby
Children’s Advocacy Alliance
Doug Rankin
City of Las Vegas
Fred Solis
City of Las Vegas
Jeff Jacquart
McCarran International Airport
Jenny Pharr
UNLV
Johanna Murphy
City of North Las Vegas
John Hill
SNRHA
Jon Wardlaw
Clark County
LaTrece Coleman-Stone
SNRHA
Linda Perri
CCSD
Lisa Corrado
Project Team
Marco Velotta
City of Las Vegas
Mindy Meacham
SNHD
Nicole Bungum
SNHD
Phyllis Hargrove
HUD
Sean Robertson
Project Team/City of Henderson
Shane Ammerman
Clark County
Shawn Gerstenberger
UNLV
Sheryl Parks
CDSN
Stephanie Garcia-Vause
Project Team/City of Henderson
Tom Piechota
UNLV
Tyler Garland
Project Team/City of Henderson
William Cadwallader
Nellis Air Force Base
Stephanie Garcia-Vause
Project Director
Lisa Corrado
Project Manager
Sean Robertson
Principal Planner
Andrew Powell
Senior Planner
Andrew Roether
Planner
Daniel Fazekas
Planner
Shelly Labay
Planner
Brittany Markarian
Public Information Officer
Alyssa Averett
Administrative Assistant
Andres Ramirez
Ramirez Group
Bill Marion
Purdue Marion & Associates
Emily Picha
ECONorthwest
Jay Barret
JA Barrett Company
Jeremy Aguero
Applied Analysis
Joan Chaplick
MIG, Inc.
Lorelei Juntunen
ECONorthwest
Lynn Purdue
Purdue Marion & Associates
Miles Dickson
JABarrett Company
Shaundell Newsome
Sumnu Marketing
Housing Chair: Sam Cherry
Cherry Development
Staff Assignment: Shelly Labay
Planner
Dwayne R. Eshenbaugh (Vice Chair)
Architect
Eric Strain
Developer
Margarita Rebollal
Community Services of Nevada
Katherine Knister Zook
Silver State Fair Housing Council
Meg Delor
Habitat for Humanity, Southern Nevada Chapter
Janie Lopez
HUD Fair Housing and Equality Office – Las Vegas Branch
Todd Skadberg
Bank of George
David Paull
Nevada HAND
Kristin Cooper
Clark County
Adreane Freeman
NV Secretary of State
Ted Otokiti
SNVRHA
Anita Wood, Councilwoman Ward 3, Mayor Pro Tempore
City of North Las Vegas
Bridget Bliss
Residential Building Consultant
Lauren Boitel, Programs Director
HomeFree Nevada
Dr. Joe Pantuso
Southern Nevada Home Builders Association
Dan Kezar
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Vicki Adams
North Las Vegas (Staff Working Group)
Lynn Purdue (Facilitator)
Purdue Marion & Associates
Public Engagement & Equity Chair: Cass Palmer
United Way of Southern Nevada
Staff Assignment: Brittany Markarian
Southern Nevada Strong
Ed Guthrie (Vice Chair)
Opportunity Village
Rick Van Diepen
Green Chips
Kevin Hooks
Urban League
Michelle Booth
NV Energy
Rey Bouknight
MGM Resorts International
Tim Burch
Clark County Social Services
Dorian Martin
Junior League and Three Square Food Bank
Candice Nichols
Sam Palmer
Terracon
Fintan Gaffney
Terracon
Tina Prieto
Women’s Development Center
Teresa Torres
Women’s Development Center
Martyn James
RTC
Sue Christiansen
RTC
Linda D. Lesure
Las Vegas – Clark County Urban League
Lisa Corrado
Southern Nevada Strong
Angela Brommel
Nevada State College
Joan Chaplick (Facilitator)
MIG, Inc.
Transportation Chair: Erin Breen
Safe Communities Project, UNLV
Staff Assignment: Daniel Fazekas
Planner II
Kyle Kubovchik (Vice Chair)
PPBH
Blake Bradley
Clear Channel
Jim Briare
MGM Resorts International
Ingrid Reisman
Las Vegas Monorail
Adrian Matanza
LVCVA
Angela Brommel
Nevada State College
Laura Deitsch
Crescent Couseling
Rod Sherer
Smith’s
Sheri Moore
CCSD
David Swallow
RTC
Mauricia Baca
Outside Las Vegas Foundation
Perrin Palistrant
RTC
Mike Naft
Office of U.S. Representative Dina Titus
Kevin Smedley
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Paul Doerr
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Marco Velotta
City of Las Vegas (Staff Working Group)
Stacie Welsh (Facilitator)
City of Henderson
Economic Development & Education Chair: Ric Jimenez
Rouse Properties
Staff Assignment: Lisa Corrado
Project Manager
Cornelius Eason (Vice Chair)
De2 Design
Nancy Brune
Guinn Center
Deb Berko
Southern NV Central Labor Council
Tracy Murphy
Clark County School District
Frank Woodbeck
Department of Employment Training & Rehabilitation
Dennis Perea
Department of Employment Training & Rehabilitation
Phoebe Judge
NV Clean Energy Project
Miles Dickson
JABarrett Company
Melody Kelly
Touro University
Nancy Hamilton
Wells Fargo
Dan Giraldo
Bank of America
Wilfred Marshall
Economic Development Administration
Kristi Overgaard
Switch
Michael Vannozzi
Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Phil Patent
Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
Joan Rutledge
College of Southern Nevada Workforce and Economic Development
Glenn Christenson
Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Dwight Brashear
Keolis Transit America
Ray Specht
Toyota Financial Savings Bank
Arnold Lopez
NV Energy
Jeff Jacquart
McCarran International Airport (Staff Working Group)
Garrett TerBerg
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Kevin Smedley
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Paul Doer
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Lynn Purdue (Facilitator)
Purdue Marion & Associates
Environment Chair: >Dr. Robert Lang
Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West, UNLV
Staff Assignment: Andrew Roether
Planner
Craig Galati (Vice Chair)
LGA
Dr. Bob Boehm
Energy Research Center, UNLV
Tom Perrigo
City of Las Vegas
Polly Carolin
Rick Holmes
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Keiba Crear
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Henry Shields
MGM Resorts International
Brian Maddox
Clearinghouse CDFI
Kevin Eubanks
Clark County Flood Control District
Suzette Dacuag
American Lung Association of Nevada
Carol Hicks
Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority
Shane Ammerman
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Garrett TerBerg
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Daniel Sinagra
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Marco Velotta
City of Las Vegas (Staff Working Group)
Bill Marion (Facilitator)
Purdue Marion & Associates
Healthy Communities Chair: Shawn Gerstenberger
UNLV
Staff Assignment: Daniel Fazekas
Planner
Shelly Labay
Planner
Denise Tanata Ashby (Vice Chair)
Children’s Advocacy Alliance
Jodi Tyson
Dr. Marya Shegog
UNLV
Julie Cleaver
Howard Hughes Corporation
Holly Lyman
St. Rose Dominican Hospital
Nathaniel Centeno
Forest City Development
Dr. Jennifer Pharr
UNLV
Kathi Thomas-Gibson
City of North Las Vegas
Deborah Williams
Southern Nevada Health District
Dr. Courtney Coughenour
UNLV
Kenneth MacDonald
NewFields
Dr. Andrew Priest
Touro University
Fred Solis
City of Las Vegas (Staff Working Group)
Dan Kezar
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Darci Mayer
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Shane Ammerman
Clark County (Staff Working Group)
Jim Haye
City of North Las Vegas
Barbara Geach (Facilitator)
City of Henderson
Technical assistance provided by Deborah Reardon, National Park Service Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program.
Technical assistance provided by Deborah Reardon, National Park Service Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program.
1.1 NEED FOR THE REGIONAL PLAN
1.2 A VISION FOR CHANGE: A PATH TO PROSPERITY
1.6 BUILDING CAPACITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
2.1 WHY WE LOVE SOUTHERN NEVADA
3.1 OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
3.2 GOALS AND POLICY STRATEGIES
4.1 VISION FOR PREFERRED FUTURE LAND USE
4.2 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
4.3 GOALS AND POLICY STRATEGIES
5.1 OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
5.2 GOALS AND POLICY STRATEGIES