Picture the Valley

Overview

Picture the Valley shows real Las Vegas places as they are today and as they could be with better transit, safer streets, and different land-use choices.

Each piece starts with a named corner, corridor, or block. It pairs an honest “before” with a credible “after” and explains the path between them.

Motivation

Too much transit and urbanism content asks Las Vegans to imagine some other city. Generic skylines and photos of faraway rail systems do not explain the intersection a reader drives past every morning.

Residents need local imagination with receipts: how a specific place in the Valley could change, what decisions would make it possible, and why the current condition is not inevitable.

Approach

The inaugural drop is “The Valley We Could Build.” Later pieces can focus on a Strip-adjacent intersection, a Henderson cul-de-sac entrance, a Maryland Parkway BRT stop, a Charleston corridor crossing, or reader-nominated sites.

Each piece will use credible references, clear visuals, and local stakes. Reader nominations can expand the queue with permission and credit.

Activities

Picture the Valley will publish visual explainers rooted in specific Las Vegas places: before-and-after photo comparisons, simple renderings, route diagrams, and scrollytellers that show how a street or corridor could work differently.

The public archive will give LVBT reusable visuals for comments, talks, social posts, newsletters, and partner briefings. Nominations from residents will also create story leads for the Block Vision Project, Zoning for the Valley, and walking tours.