As Clark County’s population increases, traffic is also increasing, especially due to people driving alone. More cars on the road means more pollution, congestion, and health impacts. Promoting reliable, accessible, and emissions-free transportation options will reduce our emissions, improve air quality, and make it easier for residents and visitors to get around. Improving mobility also helps ensure access for people of all ages, abilities, and income levels to the community resources they need to thrive.

In our current, linear economy, we use energy to take resources from the Earth, make products from them, and then they eventually become waste. Designing products to be single-use and over consuming these resources is creating a waste issue that recycling alone cannot solve. Increasing resource efficiency and promoting circular business models offer an opportunity to reverse those trends while diversifying our economy.

Climate change is already impacting Clark County through more extreme heat days, more pervasive drought, and increasingly intense storms. These climate hazards create public safety threats for residents and businesses and have significant implications for the local economy, infrastructure, human health, and well-being. A healthier, better connected, and more prepared community will be better able to adapt to changing climate conditions. Through the All-In Community Plan, Clark County has made a commitment to investing in natural resources that improve human health and reduce heat vulnerability, as well as social systems that enhance community resiliency.

Buildings contribute half of County-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As Clark County continues to grow, where and how we develop will significantly influence the cost of infrastructure, the need for transportation, the financial burden to residents, and the resilience of neighborhoods and businesses. Together, we can guide development to prioritize safe, connected, and affordable neighborhoods and transition all our homes and businesses to be carbon neutral through efficiency and renewable energy.

Drought, evaporation, pollution, and land use choices impact the quantity and quality of our water supply from the Colorado River and Lake Mead. Current and projected drought will limit the availability of safe drinking water, threatening public health, our economy, and the many systems that depend on water to operate. To ensure a sufficient water supply for our growing region, we must invest in and maintain efficient water systems, prevent pollution, and conserve water resources.