Future of downtown Las Vegas

City leaders met on Thursday night to discuss the future of downtown Las Vegas.

Changes include more housing, hotel development and more.

13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ALICIAPATTILLO IS LIVE IN DOWNTOWNLAS VEGAS WHERE CITY LEADERSMET TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OFDOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS.ALICIA?IT'S AN EXCITING TIME TO LIVEIN THE VALLEY.IT'S EXPECTED THAT 2.5 BILLIONDOLLARS IN PROJECTS ARE ON THEWAYAND THAT INCLUDES MORE HOUSING,HOTEL DEVELOPMENT AND MUCHMORECHANGES TO DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS....COMING SOON (NAT SOUND /HAND CLAP) IN A PARTNERSHIPBETWEEN NON PROFIT GROUP....DOWNTOWN VEGAS ALLIANCE AND THECITY....LEADERS ARE PREDICTINGA HUGE SHIFT IN ECONOMICGROWTH, JOBS, TRANSPORTATIONAND THE ARTS DISTRICT.(NAT SOUND ON STAGE) ACOMMUNITY FORUM WAS HELD TODISCUSS NEW TRENDS ANDPROJECTS THAT WILL HELP SHAPETHE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN LASVEGAS IN 2020 AND BEYOND.ATTENDENES INCLUDED THE NEVADAMUSEUM OF ART, ZAPPOS, THEREGIONAL TRANSPORTATIONCOMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA,CIRCA RESORT AND CASINO AND OFCOURSE MAYOR CAROLYN GOODMANKICKED THE NIGHT OFF.(NAT SOUND OF HER TALKING)DURING THE FORUM MANY NEWPROJECTS WERE REVEALED.....INCLUDING TURBULENCE A NEWUNIQUE TAVERN FOR SPECIAL EVENTSPACES....AN UPDATE ON THE NEW CIRCARESORT AND CASINO.....A MOBILEAPP....A NEW VISTOR CENTER ONMAIN STREET....PLANS TO STARTCONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEVADAART MUESUM IN 2023AND THE DOWNTOWN LAS VEGASALLIANCE WANTS TO HEAR FROMYOU.HOW DO YOU THINK WE CAN IMPROVEDOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS.TO VOICE YOUR CONCERNS ANDOPIOION WE HAVE PUT A LINK ONOUR WEBSITE AT KTNV DOT COMALICIA PATTILLO 13 ACTION NEWS.A REPORT OUT OF THE "N-F-LNETWORK" INDICATES TOM BRADY'SAGENT WILL LIKELY MEET WITH THELAS VEGAS RAIDERS...