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Consultant outlines vision to revive Clark County’s Commercial Center; county to test temporary activations
Summary
Gensler presented a vision plan for Clark County’s Commercial Center calling for six catalytic projects including a people-oriented plaza, an arts and cultural center and reuse of New Orleans Square; presenters and nearby residents urged phased, flexible actions and highlighted concerns about parking, heat and community engagement.
Gensler, the design consultant hired by Clark County, presented a vision plan May 21 that frames the Commercial Center as a potential cultural epicenter leveraging the new Maryland Parkway bus-rapid-transit line and county-owned property.
The presentation, given by Dylan Jones, Midori Mizuhara and JF Finn of Gensler, proposed six catalytic projects including a flexible plaza in the southwest quadrant of the large Commercial Center parking lot, a county arts and cultural center on the Commercial Arts Building site at 925 E. Sahara, and rehabilitation and incremental activation of New Orleans Square. Gensler described the southwest plaza as “a people oriented plaza and almost park” that could be returned to parking if needed.
Why it matters: the plan aims to knit existing businesses,…
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