THE OUTDOORS BELONG TO EVERYONE
TRANSPORTATION ACCESS TO PARKS
Southern Nevada has hundreds of parks, trails, and recreational areas where people can have fun and relax. However, it is sometimes hard for people to get to these outdoor places because of transportation issues.
The TAP study will look at things like sidewalks, bike lanes, roads, the public transit system, and how close outdoor places are to homes, to learn which communities need more access to parks, trails, and outdoor recreational areas. The goal is to make sure everyone, no matter where they live or if they have a car, can easily get to these outdoor places. By identifying the communities who need more transportation access to parks, the study will also suggest ways to improve our transportation system so that everyone can reach the outdoor places they desire to go to more easily.
RTC received a Nevada Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure grant from the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation to study how existing transportation makes it tough for some people to visit parks, trails, and outdoor recreational areas. This study is the Transportation Access to Parks study.
STAY INFORMED
The Transportation Access to Parks study started in July 2024 and will take about a year to finish. Below is a general timeline for the study. You can contact Michelle Larime for more information and to keep up to date on how the study is going.
Contact:
Michelle Larime, Principal Planner
[email protected]
702-676-1636
SOUTHERN NEVADA STRONG
Ten years ago, over 70,000 community members helped create the Southern Nevada Strong Regional Policy Plan (SNS), which envisioned new ways for our community to grow strong together. As part of that plan, community members shared their desire to get to parks more easily. The Transportation Access to Parks study will help achieve this goal.
SAMPLE STUDIES
Many other communities are also looking at how to better connect their residents to parks, trails, and outdoor recreational areas. Some examples of what other communities have done are linked below to help give you an idea of what the finished Transportation Access to Parks study might look like.