Councilman project to revitalize the Historic Westside

Las Vegas Councilman Cedric Crear and others have been working to revitalize the Historic Westside.

It spans about 450 acres north and west of the I15.

IT SPANS ABOUT 450 ACRES NORTHAND WEST OF THE I-15.THE LOCATION USED TO BE HOME TOMANY ICONIC BUSINESSES..SUCH ASTHE MOULIN ROUGE.BUT FELL VICTIM TO A FEDERALPOLICY CALLED REDLINING IN THE1930'S..15:47:07:16 WHITE PEOPLE MOVEDTO THE EAST AND THEY STARTEDCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT THERE.THEY PERSUADED THEAFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY TOMOVE OUT OF THE HEART OFDOWNTOWN BY TELLING THEM THATTHEY WOULDN'T RENEW ANY BUSNESSLICENSES UNLESS THEY MOVEDACROSS THE TRACKS.15:47:26:11 ( DR.CLAYTEE WHITE )THE CITY IS NOW WORKING ONSEVERAL PROJECTS IN THE AREA--LEGACY PARK IS EXPECTED TO BECOMPLETED SOMETIME THIS YEAR.AND THERE'S A PLAN TO BUILDMORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING,NIGHTLIFE AND ENTERTAINMENT.MAKING ROADS SAFER FOR CYCLISTSIS THE GOAL OF A PROPOSED