A Vision for Chinatown’s Future
The Inspiring Spring Mountain Redevelopment Plan represents a milestone for the future of Las Vegas’s Chinatown—an area long recognized as the heart of the Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community. For decades, this corridor has reflected the resilience, entrepreneurship, and cultural pride of those who live, work, and gather here.​
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Developed through an extensive community-led process between 2024 and 2025, the plan reflects hundreds of voices—residents, small business owners, cultural leaders, students, and visitors—who helped shape a shared vision for a connected, inclusive, and culturally vibrant Chinatown. Grounded in the belief that culture is living and evolving, this plan celebrates that identity while shaping it for future generations.
At its core, the plan envisions the Spring Mountain Corridor as a place where heritage and innovation meet—a shaded, walkable, and sustainable cultural destination that supports small businesses, celebrates diversity, and enhances quality of life. It prioritizes investments in safety, mobility, housing, and economic vitality while protecting the cultural identity that makes the corridor unique.​
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​The plan introduces the framework for an Overlay District, guiding growth through flexible land uses, public realm improvements, and design standards that reflect authentic cultural expression. Its strategies include creating safe and shaded pedestrian environments, encouraging adaptive reuse of existing buildings, expanding housing choices, improving transit access, and promoting art, storytelling, and placemaking across the corridor.
Create a Community-Driven
Redevelopment Plan
Respect, Protect and Support Those Currently Owning Small Businesses and Light Industries within the Corridor
Create Job Opportunities and Support Local Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Celebrate the Asian Heritage while Advocating for Revitalization of the Area
​Through detailed goals and actions, the plan outlines eight community-driven objectives:​
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Enhance mobility, walkability, and transit access.
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Strengthen economic vitality and small business resilience.
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Preserve and celebrate cultural heritage.
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Implement sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
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Create safe and welcoming public spaces.
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Promote arts, culture, and creative placemaking.
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Boost tourism and community identity.
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Expand diverse housing options.
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Together, these goals form a roadmap for growth, resilience, and pride—one that strengthens the local economy, improves livability, and honors the people who give Chinatown its energy and character. The Inspiring Spring Mountain Redevelopment Plan is both a tribute to the past and a blueprint for a thriving, culturally rich future.