County asks public for feedback on Strip pedestrian traffic
Clark County wants feedback on its study of pedestrian traffic on the Strip.
On Tuesday, Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly told the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors at its monthly meeting that the county is looking for suggestions on ways to cut back on traffic and make sidewalks and pedestrian bridges safer.
Those interested should contact their county commissioner or County Manager Don Burnette at 702-455-3530.
The survey showed 17 sections of sidewalk and pedestrian bridges exceed an acceptable level of service based upon 2010 Highway Capacity Manual recommendations .
These sections generally exceeded capacity between 3 p.m. and midnight Fridays through Sundays. The study involved observing more than 4.8 million pedestrians at 38 locations along both sides of the 4-mile stretch of the Strip.
The highest pedestrian traffic was observed on the sidewalk at the south end of Bellagio at 9:30 p.m. on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, when 2,633 pedestrians were counted during a 15-minute period.
Other areas where there were unacceptable levels of congestion include sidewalks in front of the Harley-Davidson Cafe, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Caesars Palace, Bally's, Treasure Island, Harrah's, The Venetian and a group of stores north of the MGM and south of Harmon Boulevard. Other areas deemed as too crowded include pedestrian bridges at Tropicana Avenue linking Excalibur and New York-New York, at Flamingo Road linking the Bellagio and Caesars Palace, and over Harmon Boulevard on the west side of the Strip.
Contact reporter Laura Carroll at lcarroll@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-4588.
