city of las vegas

43 Pages·2015·7.52 MB·English

by  Bill Arent

CITY OF LAS VEGAS
Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee
September 24, 2015
Organizational Overview
Bill Arent, Director
Economic and Urban Development
City of Las Vegas
Central Location
Downtown
Las Vegas
provides
excellent
proximity &
access to all
parts of the
region.
FSE
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Fremont East
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18B
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Cultural Corridor,
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Cashman Center
Symphony Park
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Fremont Street Experience
Photo by Erin O’Boyle Photographics, used with permission.
THE HISTORY OF FREMONT EAST CURRENT BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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In 2002, the city of Las Vegas created an
Includes over 70+ businesses covering hospitality,
entertainment district in the heart of downtown Las
arts, fashion, dining, and entertainment.
Vegas: Fremont East. The Fremont East Entertainment
District (FEED) sits adjacent to the popular tourist THE VISION
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attraction, the Fremont Street Experience. Fremont East is a pedestrian friendly community that
combines diverse street-life, local businesses, eateries,
In 2007, the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency and
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side-walk cafes, bars and cocktail lounges, lively
Fremont East property and business owners
entertainment, retail, and residential living while
committed $5.5 million through a public-private
preserving a historic gambling house.
partnership for a major streetscape improvement for
the Fremont East Entertainment District. This three- FREMONT EAST BOUNDARIES
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block renovation included pedestrian-friendly street Currently, The Fremont East Entertainment District is
redesign, landscaping and retro-looking neon comprised of a total of 6 blocks. The boundaries are
signage. from Las Vegas Boulevard East to 8th Street and then
from Ogden Street South to Carson.
A Leader in supporting Special Events – helping
drive room nights and consumer spending
Downtown Events 2014-2015
 Helldorado Parade & Rodeo  US Heart Assoc Walk
 Vegas Valley Book Festival  MS Bike Challenge
 Life is Beautiful Festival  Ultiman UFC 5K
 Punk Rock Bowling
 Rock'N'Roll Marathon
 Pride Parade
 Santa Run
 Halloween Parade
 Ugly Sweater Run
 Veterans Parade
 Superhero Dash Color Run
 MLK Parade
 Chinese New Year Parade
 Latino Parade
 Moustache Dash
 Nevada Day Parade
 Cube Burn
 Sprinkler Sprint Light the Night
 Corporate Challenge
 Viva Bike Vegas
 Bubble Run
 Big Game 5K & 10K
 Race for the Cure
 Glow Run
 Great Beer festival of Vegas
 The Dance Mile
Cultural Tourism – Increasingly Big Numbers
Neon Museum:
85,163 visitors annually (FY15), with 89% coming from out-of-state
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Mob Museum:
270,659 visitors annually, calendar 2014, with the majority (80%+)
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coming from out-of-state
Smith Center for the Performing Arts:
434,522 visitors in FY15
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majority are locals, but attraction helps increase length of stay for visitors
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City Cultural drove 1.7 million visitors (in-market and out-of-market) in FY15
City is Actively Promoting Amateur Sports
City has proven track record of supporting youth sports and amateur
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sports
Mayor’s Cup Soccer Tournament
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Big League Dreams
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Darling Tennis Center
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Other communities around the country are capitalizing more heavily on
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youth and amateur sports
Orlando, FL
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Blaine, MN
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Indianapolis, IN
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Frisco, TX
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