Clark County staff propose multimodal standards and an active-transportation network, flagging 160 segments for upgrades

Clark County planning staff on April 16 presented a proposal to update the comprehensive plan's transportation element with multimodal performance standards and a draft active-transportation network that would guide capital projects and grant applications.

The proposal centers on adopting multimodal level-of-service (MMLOS) measures that evaluate not just vehicles but walking, rolling and bicycling. "The purpose of the transportation element is to present a plan for transportation facilities and services needed to support the county's 2025 2045 future land use map," said Susan Poisoner, who led the presentation. The package includes seven subelements (land-use assumptions, state-facility impacts, local inventories and performance metrics, active transportation and ADA transition, finance, intergovernmental coordination and demand management).

Why it matters: House Bill 1181 (2023) amended the Growth Management Act to require counties to reduce per-capita vehicle miles traveled and to include active-transportation inventories and multimodal performance standards. Staff said aligning the county's…