Las Vegas And Planning
Get out and see what you can learn from Las Vegas. Mobile workshops offer the chance to see planning in action. Find out how planners are providing adequate parks for the growing city. Learn about preservation efforts in historic neighborhoods. Hear how Las Vegas is addressing homelessness. Or peek inside Las Vegas's growing crop of green buildings.Selected Mobile Workshops
Park Planning in Las Vegas (W001)
How do you provide adequate recreational space when your city is growing by 5,000 residents a month? Find out how Las Vegas is using the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act on a mobile workshop to parks in new and old neighborhoods. More
Historic U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (W020)
Las Vegas isn't all neon. Hear how the city is preserving two pre-neon civic landmarks on a mobile workshop to the downtown post office and courthouse. More
A Homeless Plan that Works (W028)
Cities can address homelessness effectively when local businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies work together. See how Las Vegas is making it work on a mobile workshop to facilities for families, youth, ex-offenders, veterans, and others. More
The Green Building Tour (W012)
Shredded blue jeans for insulation, intelligent design for workspaces, solar energy. See how Las Vegas is growing green on a mobile workshop to an animal shelter, a corporate center, a net-zero home, and the CityCenter project — a 76-acre city-within-a-city that designers hope will earn LEED certification. More
Web-Only Special
See The Strip for only $30! Learn about the complexity of resort planning in Clark County and the review process for projects on The Strip, while touring the only designated night-time scenic byway in the country. Includes dinner and a sneak peek backstage at a Las Vegas show. Available only when you register online. More
