Monday, November 10. 2008

GIS, Photos Help Las Vegas to Reneg on Wal-mart Liquor License

A part-time poly sci professor at UNLV took the lead in warning the planning commission about how the many alcohol retailers in his neighborhood already cause much of the crime and vandalism in his neighborhood of Stewart Place. But the City Council voted 7-0 to ok a liquor license for Wal-mart. So, David Dupalo got tough. He worked pointed to work by University of California, Riverside researcher Robert Nash Parker in addressing the City Council that shows how "Parker used Geographical Information System (GIS) technology and found that the higher the density of alcohol outlets within a geographic area, the more likely the area was to be plagued by gang violence.". He took pictures of the impact of drunk drivers on property in his neighborhood. He noted that within approximately a 1.2-mile radius of his housing development, at least 85 businesses are licensed to sell liquor. And, in the end, the Mayor moved the Council change its mind. It did: 7-0 against the Wal-mart liquor license.

- The UNLV Rebel Yell

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