[illmatic774]

check this out, its phenominal! :eek2:






http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?threadid=50286

 

[london-b]

Lemme tell you. horrible towns do not win the award for most visited city in the world.

Um, London is

 

[Jaz]

Downtown Vegas (yes, there really is a downtown Vegas) is reinventing itself. By 2010 it may be one of the best urban environments in the country.

There are currently 9 mid and high rise condo and loft developments under construction in the downtown area and a dozen more on the books. These are in and around a newly created district called the 'arts district' connecting to downtowns south side, where old dilapidated buildings are being converted into galleries and eateries. Many of the lofts are of a live/work design to draw artists to the area.

The 61 acre Union Park development, which will connect to downtowns west edge will give downtown Vegas a real skyline and will include:
$200 million performing arts center,
New city hall,
Academic medical campus,
Alzheimer's research center designed by Frank Gehry,
City Park-3,000 high-rise residential units
1.5 million square feet of office and retail space.
$420 million, 40,000-seat stadium with a mostly glass exterior and retractable-roof.

Three more blocks of Freemont St. have been included in the 'entertainment district, which will bring restaurants and clubs to that area. Two high-rise condo developments are within a block of this area.

The Monorail will eventually meander through these areas and connect with the Strips monorail system. 'Speed bus' lanes are under consideration as well as a light rail system.

The area of Las Vegas Bl. which connects the Strip with downtown is undergoing beautification and restoration. The first ten blocks (from the Stratosphere northward) will be a pedestrian district with many restaurants, coffee houses and clubs among the high-rise condos planned for that area.

All in all Vegas will finally be a real urban city.

I have created a website dedicated to this. It has all the renderings and planning maps and since it is a 'labor of love', I update it daily with the latest changes.
Please check it out here

 

[VansTripp]

Downtown Vegas (yes, there really is a downtown Vegas) is reinventing itself. By 2010 it may be one of the best urban environments in the country.

There are currently 9 mid and high rise condo and loft developments under construction in the downtown area and a dozen more on the books. These are in and around a newly created district called the 'arts district' connecting to downtowns south side, where old dilapidated buildings are being converted into galleries and eateries. Many of the lofts are of a live/work design to draw artists to the area.

The 61 acre Union Park development, which will connect to downtowns west edge will give downtown Vegas a real skyline and will include:
$200 million performing arts center,
New city hall,
Academic medical campus,
Alzheimer's research center designed by Frank Gehry,
City Park-3,000 high-rise residential units
1.5 million square feet of office and retail space.
$420 million, 40,000-seat stadium with a mostly glass exterior and retractable-roof.

Three more blocks of Freemont St. have been included in the 'entertainment district, which will bring restaurants and clubs to that area. Two high-rise condo developments are within a block of this area.

The Monorail will eventually meander through these areas and connect with the Strips monorail system. 'Speed bus' lanes are under consideration as well as a light rail system.

The area of Las Vegas Bl. which connects the Strip with downtown is undergoing beautification and restoration. The first ten blocks (from the Stratosphere northward) will be a pedestrian district with many restaurants, coffee houses and clubs among the high-rise condos planned for that area.

All in all Vegas will finally be a real urban city.

I have created a website dedicated to this. It has all the renderings and planning maps and since it is a 'labor of love', I update it daily with the latest changes.
Please check it out here

Downtown Vegas seems modern urban to me

 

[PotatoGuy]

Whoa!

 

[VansTripp]

Whoa!

Wow...

 

[sequoias]

I wonder if Las Vegas and other suburbs will annex the unincorporated Clark County region, it seems it has more population in unincorporated area than the incorporated cities in total.

 

[Jaz]

I wonder if Las Vegas and other suburbs will annex the unincorporated Clark County region, it seems it has more population in unincorporated area than the incorporated cities in total.

I don't know the story on this one. but it's worth some study. It might make for a good article on my site.

 

[illmatic774]

I never got any of that shit either. i live right off Windmill (NOT In Henderson, about directly below McCarran Intl.), and as you see, Clark County Governed Area is overwhelmingly larger than anything else on this map.

In the years to come, Henderson and North LV will get close to equaling the Las Vegas population (two fastest growing cities the the country, and have much more room to work with). I dont see any purpose in just keeping that big ass hunk of land unincorporated, but I still consider myself a 'Southern' Las Vegas citizen, since my address comes up as Las Vegas on my bills.

 

[sequoias]

Thanks for the informative answers. I hope they will do something about the huge unincorporated Clark County region in near future. It looks like it's a incomplete map, lol.

Here in Seattle metro, many cities have been annexing unincorporated cities islands which are surrounded by incorporated ciities. So far, there's less than 360,000 living in unincorprated King County.

 

[VanSeaPor]

You'd wonder if people in Las Vegas ever get freaked by the prospct of Area 51 nearby?

 

[VansTripp]

I wonder if Las Vegas and other suburbs will annex the unincorporated Clark County region, it seems it has more population in unincorporated area than the incorporated cities in total.

Of course, I believe it's more population in unincorporated cities than in incorporated cities.

 

[PotatoGuy]

You'd wonder if people in Las Vegas ever get freaked by the prospct of Area 51 nearby?

ive alwz wondered that..

 

[Jaz]

It looks like it's a incomplete map, lol.

What about this map looks incomplete (or am I just missing the joke)? I put a lot of time into these maps and if you see anything which is incorrect, please let me know (as I strive for perfection). The same holds true for anything at
Vegas Today and Tomorrow Just show me and I'll fix it.

Thanks

 

[sequoias]

That was a joke, cuz the map of Las Vegas looks like theres so much sprawling unincorporated area instead of a real metro like San Francisco Bay area, Seattle, LA, Portland and so on. Las Vegas looks lot smaller than I thought.

I was surprised that the strip isn't even in Las Vegas city limits, so I learned that from your web site. Sometimes, I wonder why they have Welcome to Las Vegas sign near that airport and it's in a unincorporated area.

What about this map looks incomplete (or am I just missing the joke)? I put a lot of time into these maps and if you see anything which is incorrect, please let me know (as I strive for perfection). The same holds true for anything at
Vegas Today and Tomorrow Just show me and I'll fix it.

Thanks

 

[Caliguy2005]

Las Vegas is a great place to visit,but i wouldn't want to live there...it's like an Adult Disneyland for us Californians.

 

[Caliguy2005]

Las Vegas doesn't feel like it's very big when your driving around,but alot of people who live there make it seem like Vegas is enormous.LOL

That was a joke, cuz the map of Las Vegas looks like theres so much sprawling unincorporated area instead of a real metro like San Francisco Bay area, Seattle, LA, Portland and so on. Las Vegas looks lot smaller than I thought.

I was surprised that the strip isn't even in Las Vegas city limits, so I learned that from your web site. Sometimes, I wonder why they have Welcome to Las Vegas sign near that airport and it's in a unincorporated area.

 

[seajer]

I think peoples perceptions of Las Vegas are a little skewed. I grew up in a small town near the city and I can tell you it is not as bizarre as people would like to believe. Outside of the strip area, LV is quite your average American city. The industry that drives the city is gambling and entertainment, which in Las Vegas means as over the top as you can get. People come to vegas and draw conclusions based on what they have seen on one street. All those people that work in the hotels and casinos go home to neighborhoods that probably resemble where you live. There are beautiful forested mountains within an hours drive, the Grand Canyon and Zion are close as well. Yes, hotels on the strip can be ridiculously cheesy, but your not supposed to take it seriously. If you think you are getting a feel for France at the Paris hotel then you have other problems. Go and have fun, try to let it be what it is and if you have time, explore the surrounding area.

 

[xzmattzx]

maybe one reason people "hate" vegas is because of its atmosphere. i've heard that vegas is notorious for its toughness, right up there with the familiar names (philly, new york city, chicago, los angeles, detroit, etc). the evidence supports this: there aren't many other cities where you can lose $1000 in ten minutes and no one will blink an eye. las vegas is the kind of city where everything can go wrong for you and no one will care, because everyone else has it just as hard.

personally, i don't know how someone can hate the city. i love it out there. there's something for everyone, and the amount of activities is more than people would think. i'm itching to go back right now, and it's not just for the gambling or nightlife. walking up and down the strip is entertaining (sans the little men with the call girl cards), and there are plenty of things to do in the desert as well.

 

[ROCguy]

No one hates vegas, Its a great tourist destination. But it doesnt scream "city!" to me.

Ditto. Las Vegas is probably one of the best places to vacation in the world, for all ages. But it isn't a real city. It just, isn't. It wasn't ever meant to support over 1 million people. It's in the middle of the friggin desert for gods sake! A desert climate and water supply can't support 5000 new people a month. When are people going to learn. It's just like Phoenix. YOU CAN'T HAVE A BIG CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BARREN DESERT, YOU JUST CAN'T. All major old world cities in the desert are on major rivers (because I know someone is going to try and say "what about the Ancient Egyptian or Middle Eastern Cities) Las Vegas is as I said, a great place to visit. But it's population has grown WAY too much and that is going to be a MAJOR problem down the road. Can anybody imagine Las Vegas in 100 years? If it even makes it that far, I couldn't imagine it, it would probably be the size of (and even MORE sprawled out) than LA! If Las Vegas would have stayed under 100,000 people, and still have the same amount of tourism, it would have been fine, but it's never gonna make it with so many people living there.