The City of Mesquite, Nevada
Long-Range Comprehensive Master Plan

The scope of work involved research, planning, master planning, programming, and priority development for capital improvement construction to accommodate growth for the community for twenty years, as well as for government services to accommodate populations of 5,000, 12,500 and 25,000.

Research included studies of existing planning and zoning documentation, major buildings, infrastructure systems, topographic and geologic conditions, demographics, transportation systems, perimeter and peripheral influences, and historic and cultural foundations, as well as personal interviews, agency meetings and community workshops. Planning tasks included establishing criteria for environmental analysis and programming, for community development zones, and for site development and landscaping.

Infrastructure programs were created for pedestrian and vehicular traffic, public transportation, streets and highways, drainage and flood protection, public services, and public utilities, as well as systems for domestic and fire water protection, sewage, power, natural gas, and communications.

Implementation since 1995 has exceeded the expectations of the client.  Mesquite enjoys an above average rate of park acreage per resident (Review Journal October 6, 1998) as well as flourishing streetscapes and controlled growth.  RAFI has recently been commissioned by the City of Mesquite to complete an Alternate Modes of Transportation study.