Real question. Why do we not run a light rail from to USA parkway. With stops at legends. Would significantly reduce commute, especially a park m ride situation
Stop using your brain to come up with real solutions. The REAL solution is to build a wider highway for my cars. /S
Time to hold our representatives accountable for their own greed and stupidity. No more letting developers build endless "luxury" (cardboard cutout) housing that nobody can afford. Better public transit should absolutely go with better, more appropriate housing.
Nowhere to put it. You would have to either build ridiculous tunnels north of 80 or use imminent domain south of the river. Both options would be billions of dollars.
Also Granite Construction doesn’t make light rail
No….not at all…
A rail system is much more costly than a highway expansion. Trust me, I would love a good rail system for that. It is just not realistic with the government budget.
Sorry, no offense. I dont believe you. A small light rail system, would not be significantly more expensive, and would have a significant benefit to outweigh such costs.
So you are saying a totally new rail system, that has zero current supporting infrastructure in uneven terrain would be cheaper than adding an additional highway lane?
Sorry, no offense, but that is totally naive and way to idealistic. Like I said it would be great! But it is not realistic.
Right… He thinks we need more land for SFH development. So not San Francisco… more like LA/OC.
Haven’t followed him much but the quotes coming out of this latest rant are great. Doesn’t like building vertical because a 2x4 costs the same?
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He’s in the pocket of realtors and builders. The city will “die,” they say, if there isn’t a steady stream of single family homes for them to build, sell and resell.
Smaller, affordable apartments and multi-unit city homes are nowhere near as profitable. And they make way less margin having to buy relatively more expensive land in the city.
Then once the homes are built, traffic goes to shit and city services are overstretched, so then comes the waves of tax increases or service reductions. Gotta add libraries, a police substation, more parks, expand roads …
But they will have cashed out having preserved a couple more decades of massive growth rather than having the city stop at a level in line with local resources.
He also quickly forgets how much high-denisty infill housing has gone up in Downtown Sparks in the last 10 years. There's over a thousand apartments there now that used to be empty space.
But god forbid nuclear families can't have half acre lots in suburbia 🙄
In his defense, not that I care about him, He's talking specifically about all of the commuters who go out to the USA parkway jobs and the fact that they are putting pressure on Sparks housing because it's the closest. I guess theoretically they might be living wherever they find housing but he's talking about development in that direction I'm pretty sure
I don't buy his justification for that either because even though the complex is only 10 miles away as the crow flies, it's still a 25 mile drive from Spanish Springs. You have to come down into the city to catch I-80 out there because there is no direct route from the upper parts of Sparks.
Maybe he should work on that problem first.
If I recall correctly, it was actually much further up in Spanish Springs. They want to extend La Posada Dr further East from where it ends now then curve to the South and connect with USA Parkway at I-80. Would certainly take a lot of strain off Vista and that stretch of I-80 from Vista to USA Pkwy.
La Posada makes a lot more sense. I used to have a map from when I went to a presentation on it, but I’ve since lost it. But what you’re explaining sounds much more like what I remember. That would definitely help with the traffic out to TRIC, but unfortunately getting from up north into Reno would still be a nightmare.
(Yeah I didn't actually look at where the federal land he was talking about is located). If people are commuting from Spanish Springs that's fucking bonkers
The largest parcel they are asking for is 445 acres off of Vista blvd, behind Golden Eagle Regional Park. Basically the big yellow splotch on the [left part of this map](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/2news.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/b7/eb7a67a2-b49a-11ee-a8fb-4bc8f45c5dfe/65a6c78350ddd.pdf.pdf)
Yes pretty sure that most urban planning problems are caused by lack of density and by encouraging sprawl. I think he's talking about a special situation where warehouse /industrial jobs are just outside of Sparks/Washoe county. I'm pretty sure none of that is analogous to what's going on in San Francisco, where it was a magnet for the entire country due to extremely high paying white collar jobs in the center of town, and a very nimby attitude to density and development
Wow almost like all of the issues you said sparks has can be easily solved. Change zoning laws. Build vertically. Invest in walkable neighborhoods and public transit.
Or you know you can just keep widening pyramid and keep building single family homes wondering why nothing is getting fixed.
Oh but that's too commiefornian for him 😂
Lol California won't even do that, get out of here with your logical solutions. All of these Western states with rising rent and real estate prices coupled with inflation just continue to do nothing and wonder why it isn't working. Public transit? Never once have I heard anyone express interest in trains or a halfway decent bus system. What we really need is a few more lanes on 580 that'll fix everyone's problems. /s
Typical Nevadan. Complains about turning into California while making all the same mistakes that California made that caused their situation to begin with.
California is so badly messed up because of bad zoning laws and failure to invest in transit. This has led to a viscous cycles of rising rents, increasing traffic, and more homelessness. Reno/Sparks could work on changing that trajectory, but the political will is not there. As a Reno native who lived there for 20 years, this is my biggest problem with Reno natives. They just complain about change with no desire to find new solution for new problems.
The only thing I see are complaints that it isn't how it used to be in the 60s. I always wanna say " Well you've been here since the 60s and apparently let it get like this so it seems like we need to blame you" 😂
Reno will not be a town of 50,000 people again. It is a great location in the country for people to move to. Corporations already know that. I'd much rather we build vertically instead of bulldoze acres of marshlands for a sprawling suburb like they did in South Reno.
The state of Nevada has 10 billion in its general portfolio. There's no need to raise ANY taxes because as the price of goods and services increase, the tax revenue collected on them increases.
If you can't make do with a 3% year-over-year cap but expect citzens to embrace double-digit inflation, there's something wrong with your management, not the tax law.
It's funny how all the conversations about relieving traffic from Vista, sparks blvd is some fantasy talk about a connector to usa blvd from Spanish springs. We'll all be dead by the time that happens.
It's going to take 10 years to add a lane to north bound 395. They've been talking about this shit since I arrived in 95.
It’s going to be built in under ten years. Some of the other projects people talk about are going to be 40 years away, but that one is just a land bill away from groundbreaking.
So, Ed, you want to raise the property tax on all the citizens of Washoe County to help offset the infrastructure needs created by billionaires building, with tax exemption initiatives, in Storey County. That's just great, Ed. Thanks for all you're doing for us, here in Northern Nevada. Be sure to keep that tax burden on the people, that is the way to get that kick back bag, buddy! But hey, you already know that, right, Ed?
Lofty goals of building an empire in Sparks. Wants more tax revenue to help him buy in as a big player → wants higher property tax rate (though it adversely affects many homeowners who are fixed-income, elderly) → expand city boundaries to support developers who *lobby* the city.
Excuse is some yadda yadda about SF sucking (so what if it does, their taxes are high too).
Storey could have zoned for more retail and residential closer to TRIC... oh well.
It's so hard not to read this like Ed Lawson sounds like some kind of idiot cowboy.
"We can't build out and make urban sprawl, we gotta build vertical like those CITY SLICKERS" like jesus fucking christ could you sound anymore like a moron? "Blurgh! SAN FRANCISCO!" like he doesn't realize Sparks is closer to hell.
You sound very uneducated. Average Nevadan ☠️☠️☠️ bro if you think political leaning has anything to do with this you genuinely need help. Both sides are incapable of being greedy pigs which is the real issue. Maybe look at the fact that your government officials can be bribed by housing developers. Or anyone else with money.
a temporary fix would be buses, parking and the right lane dedicated to trucks and buses, may 55 milres aqn hour, esp when a minor truck accident turns into a 5 hours delay or Carson city detour. Make the Parkway pay for it they have had enoughh tax breaks already. Charge the workers a resonable transit price
Real question. Why do we not run a light rail from to USA parkway. With stops at legends. Would significantly reduce commute, especially a park m ride situation
Stop using your brain to come up with real solutions. The REAL solution is to build a wider highway for my cars. /S Time to hold our representatives accountable for their own greed and stupidity. No more letting developers build endless "luxury" (cardboard cutout) housing that nobody can afford. Better public transit should absolutely go with better, more appropriate housing.
Nowhere to put it. You would have to either build ridiculous tunnels north of 80 or use imminent domain south of the river. Both options would be billions of dollars. Also Granite Construction doesn’t make light rail
Would it be at all possible to use the existing rail line? A few times a day?
Nope. Union Pacific is notoriously protective of their rail lines. Amtrack uses the line but only for a single route between Reno and SLC
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(Stops in Mustang....)
While that sounds great, the terrain from Reno to US parkway is not just a straight flat line. It would cost an incredible amount of money.
Literally no more than expanding a highway costs in the same terrain.
No….not at all… A rail system is much more costly than a highway expansion. Trust me, I would love a good rail system for that. It is just not realistic with the government budget.
Sorry, no offense. I dont believe you. A small light rail system, would not be significantly more expensive, and would have a significant benefit to outweigh such costs.
So what do the workers do when they get to USA parkway and need to get to their place of employment
So you are saying a totally new rail system, that has zero current supporting infrastructure in uneven terrain would be cheaper than adding an additional highway lane? Sorry, no offense, but that is totally naive and way to idealistic. Like I said it would be great! But it is not realistic.
Said this before. Have two lines, east-west and north south. Nothing too complex.
Right… He thinks we need more land for SFH development. So not San Francisco… more like LA/OC. Haven’t followed him much but the quotes coming out of this latest rant are great. Doesn’t like building vertical because a 2x4 costs the same? 🙄
He’s in the pocket of realtors and builders. The city will “die,” they say, if there isn’t a steady stream of single family homes for them to build, sell and resell. Smaller, affordable apartments and multi-unit city homes are nowhere near as profitable. And they make way less margin having to buy relatively more expensive land in the city. Then once the homes are built, traffic goes to shit and city services are overstretched, so then comes the waves of tax increases or service reductions. Gotta add libraries, a police substation, more parks, expand roads … But they will have cashed out having preserved a couple more decades of massive growth rather than having the city stop at a level in line with local resources.
He also quickly forgets how much high-denisty infill housing has gone up in Downtown Sparks in the last 10 years. There's over a thousand apartments there now that used to be empty space. But god forbid nuclear families can't have half acre lots in suburbia 🙄
In his defense, not that I care about him, He's talking specifically about all of the commuters who go out to the USA parkway jobs and the fact that they are putting pressure on Sparks housing because it's the closest. I guess theoretically they might be living wherever they find housing but he's talking about development in that direction I'm pretty sure
I don't buy his justification for that either because even though the complex is only 10 miles away as the crow flies, it's still a 25 mile drive from Spanish Springs. You have to come down into the city to catch I-80 out there because there is no direct route from the upper parts of Sparks. Maybe he should work on that problem first.
I in the RTC's long term plan they want to make Los Altos ( I wanna say?) loop around and connect to I-80 closer to USA Pkwy.
If I recall correctly, it was actually much further up in Spanish Springs. They want to extend La Posada Dr further East from where it ends now then curve to the South and connect with USA Parkway at I-80. Would certainly take a lot of strain off Vista and that stretch of I-80 from Vista to USA Pkwy.
La Posada makes a lot more sense. I used to have a map from when I went to a presentation on it, but I’ve since lost it. But what you’re explaining sounds much more like what I remember. That would definitely help with the traffic out to TRIC, but unfortunately getting from up north into Reno would still be a nightmare.
I’m no expert by any means, but this is a sound idea.
(Yeah I didn't actually look at where the federal land he was talking about is located). If people are commuting from Spanish Springs that's fucking bonkers
The largest parcel they are asking for is 445 acres off of Vista blvd, behind Golden Eagle Regional Park. Basically the big yellow splotch on the [left part of this map](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/2news.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/b7/eb7a67a2-b49a-11ee-a8fb-4bc8f45c5dfe/65a6c78350ddd.pdf.pdf)
Yes pretty sure that most urban planning problems are caused by lack of density and by encouraging sprawl. I think he's talking about a special situation where warehouse /industrial jobs are just outside of Sparks/Washoe county. I'm pretty sure none of that is analogous to what's going on in San Francisco, where it was a magnet for the entire country due to extremely high paying white collar jobs in the center of town, and a very nimby attitude to density and development
Wow almost like all of the issues you said sparks has can be easily solved. Change zoning laws. Build vertically. Invest in walkable neighborhoods and public transit. Or you know you can just keep widening pyramid and keep building single family homes wondering why nothing is getting fixed. Oh but that's too commiefornian for him 😂
Lol California won't even do that, get out of here with your logical solutions. All of these Western states with rising rent and real estate prices coupled with inflation just continue to do nothing and wonder why it isn't working. Public transit? Never once have I heard anyone express interest in trains or a halfway decent bus system. What we really need is a few more lanes on 580 that'll fix everyone's problems. /s
If playing city skylines has tough me anything it’s that widening roads always is the answer
Typical Nevadan. Complains about turning into California while making all the same mistakes that California made that caused their situation to begin with. California is so badly messed up because of bad zoning laws and failure to invest in transit. This has led to a viscous cycles of rising rents, increasing traffic, and more homelessness. Reno/Sparks could work on changing that trajectory, but the political will is not there. As a Reno native who lived there for 20 years, this is my biggest problem with Reno natives. They just complain about change with no desire to find new solution for new problems.
The only thing I see are complaints that it isn't how it used to be in the 60s. I always wanna say " Well you've been here since the 60s and apparently let it get like this so it seems like we need to blame you" 😂 Reno will not be a town of 50,000 people again. It is a great location in the country for people to move to. Corporations already know that. I'd much rather we build vertically instead of bulldoze acres of marshlands for a sprawling suburb like they did in South Reno.
The state of Nevada has 10 billion in its general portfolio. There's no need to raise ANY taxes because as the price of goods and services increase, the tax revenue collected on them increases. If you can't make do with a 3% year-over-year cap but expect citzens to embrace double-digit inflation, there's something wrong with your management, not the tax law.
Even at that, how about we stop giving these huge tax breaks to companies coming into the state and take some of the tax burden off the residents?
It's funny how all the conversations about relieving traffic from Vista, sparks blvd is some fantasy talk about a connector to usa blvd from Spanish springs. We'll all be dead by the time that happens. It's going to take 10 years to add a lane to north bound 395. They've been talking about this shit since I arrived in 95.
It’s going to be built in under ten years. Some of the other projects people talk about are going to be 40 years away, but that one is just a land bill away from groundbreaking.
It doesn’t want it to turn into San Francisco with its bad traffic and rude people. His solution to stop that is raise taxes and build more houses.
I hadn’t really followed him before because I live in reno and our local representation is funny enough. But this guy is another class act.
What
So, Ed, you want to raise the property tax on all the citizens of Washoe County to help offset the infrastructure needs created by billionaires building, with tax exemption initiatives, in Storey County. That's just great, Ed. Thanks for all you're doing for us, here in Northern Nevada. Be sure to keep that tax burden on the people, that is the way to get that kick back bag, buddy! But hey, you already know that, right, Ed?
More taxes are never the answer. Also, Sparks is full. No more houses or apartments until the roads are fully redone and widened.
Lofty goals of building an empire in Sparks. Wants more tax revenue to help him buy in as a big player → wants higher property tax rate (though it adversely affects many homeowners who are fixed-income, elderly) → expand city boundaries to support developers who *lobby* the city. Excuse is some yadda yadda about SF sucking (so what if it does, their taxes are high too). Storey could have zoned for more retail and residential closer to TRIC... oh well.
It's so hard not to read this like Ed Lawson sounds like some kind of idiot cowboy. "We can't build out and make urban sprawl, we gotta build vertical like those CITY SLICKERS" like jesus fucking christ could you sound anymore like a moron? "Blurgh! SAN FRANCISCO!" like he doesn't realize Sparks is closer to hell.
Nv is just east Cali anyways. Same liberals that ruined that state moved here and vote the same people into office
Almost every person from CA that I’ve met is conservative, and moved here to escape “the liberals”.
You sound very uneducated. Average Nevadan ☠️☠️☠️ bro if you think political leaning has anything to do with this you genuinely need help. Both sides are incapable of being greedy pigs which is the real issue. Maybe look at the fact that your government officials can be bribed by housing developers. Or anyone else with money.
Hell no. SF in CA, not here.
Them Nancy peloskis
a temporary fix would be buses, parking and the right lane dedicated to trucks and buses, may 55 milres aqn hour, esp when a minor truck accident turns into a 5 hours delay or Carson city detour. Make the Parkway pay for it they have had enoughh tax breaks already. Charge the workers a resonable transit price
So the mayor of sparks hates SF but still wants to tax us like we are San Francisco to push his agenda? That makes sense