Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Reno, in partnership with the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, is currently accepting Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) from consultants to conduct an analysis of the Virginia Street corridor and work with stakeholders to identify a unified vision, while addressing such elements as land use, economic development, urban form, accessibility, safety, and livability. Downtown Reno, and the community at large, is experiencing significant growth and investment in residential, commercial, and industrial development. City officials and regional partners are seeking to create a vibrant and inviting downtown core in which people will make as their destination to socialize, recreate, dine, and shop. Virginia Street is the main north-south arterial that runs through the heart of downtown Reno. Staff from the City of Reno and the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) coordinated to develop a downtown circulation plan as part of the RTC’s recently approved 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The RTP identified planning-level transportation improvements to enhance connectivity across different modes of transportation as well as general safety improvements within the downtown core. The need for this study arose as a means to create a vision for the corridor that will support continued vitality of the downtown area and better understand the relationship and role Virginia Street should have to the surrounding uses, events, residents, businesses, and visitors.
