Faith & Neighborhood Network

Why this project

The Valley’s congregations, neighborhood associations, and senior communities live with transit and traffic problems every day — kids walking to services, seniors who stopped driving, dangerous crossings outside a sanctuary. Their civic voices carry a weight no advocacy organization can substitute for.

The Faith & Neighborhood Network opens conversations with those communities on the interests we share — pedestrian safety, senior mobility, traffic deaths — and stays in touch.

Where we’re starting

• Maryland Parkway corridor — congregations and HOAs near the BRT alignment, especially in the corridor between Sahara and Tropicana
• Charleston corridor — communities along the active light-rail-vs.-BRT study area
• Senior communities Valley-wide — Sun City Summerlin, Sun City Anthem, Solera, Siena
• Pedestrian-safety voices, including MADD Southern Nevada — Vegas is among the deadliest US cities for pedestrians; we share that fight

Approach

• Learn each corridor first — which congregations and associations are where, and what they already care about
• Start from each community’s own concerns — pedestrian safety near a school, a senior shuttle, a safer crossing next to a sanctuary
• Show up — community days, memorial walks, back-to-school drives
• Bring something useful: research, fact sheets, and visible support for the issues they raise