In bad economy, bus riders fear their number is up
Decisions are always based on numbers in a poor economy. For the Regional Transportation Commission, it means a $9 million budget gap that, thanks to some signs of improvement in sales tax revenue, was...
View ArticleThink ahead to get from I-15 to Beltway
Exactly one week ago, the Nevada Department of Transportation pulled a dirty trick, moving our trusty exits from Interstate 15 to Interstate 215 and thrusting us onto a two-lane road less traveled....
View ArticleAirport cellphone lot too costly
It's the law, and Richard Pratt understood that: It is illegal to chat on a cellphone while driving.
View ArticleSome construction really is winding up
Plenty of areas around the Las Vegas Valley are difficult to negotiate because of unfinished roads or dead ends caused by the old railroad tracks. Places such as the southwest and portions of Henderson...
View ArticleMonorail fan uses imagination, stopwatch
Jerry Zinnes doesn't want to come off as a "sourpuss" -- he repeats this many times.
View ArticleThe summer of our road cone discontent
It's that time of year again when your vegetable garden grows before it fries, you spend your weekends barbecuing by the pool, and, oh yeah, construction cones mysteriously begin popping up all over...
View ArticlePoliticians often steer clear of road work
Imagine getting elected to a political office only to be bounced for voting in favor of a new road.
View ArticleThe other side of the tracks
Clark County has undoubtedly made a bunch of improvements to roads west of Interstate 15, but when you get to Blue Diamond Road in the southwest, you often find yourself hitting dead end after dead...
View ArticleFreeways need to show signs of improvement
You wouldn't think you would need a road map of Las Vegas if you have lived here for more than two decades.
View ArticleCharging stations arrive on Strip
Remember when hybrid cars were first introduced and some motorists pooh-poohed the idea. Now hybrids are so common, one wonders what's next. Well, electric cars. Duh. But are we equipped to handle...
View ArticleNeed for interchange stretches beyond the ramps
It's never an easy decision to embark on an expensive transportation project, but it can be especially challenging during tough economic times.
View ArticleLegal wrangling clears Las Vegas Beltway's path
Two years ago, a dispute arose between Fisher Sand and Gravel and Las Vegas Paving about a capital project that involved making significant and much-needed improvements to the Las Vegas Beltway. The...
View ArticleParking meters hobble downtown
Kudos to former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman: When he was sworn into office, druggies, hookers, beggars and bail bondsmen littered the streets of downtown. Locals wouldn't be caught dead there and...
View ArticleDrivers going to and from the coast really get runaround
Every once in a while we hear from residents of Southern California who have questions about their freeways, and because many of them affect Las Vegans who also travel to Los Angeles or San Diego...
View ArticleReaction to fuel tax study volatile
It's safe to say that if the government installed a tracking device in Nevadans' vehicles, a good number of drivers would be tempted to blow it to smithereens with a shotgun.
View ArticleLittle money for Bonanza, lots for Sahara
We are all over the map this week, discussing issues from proposed cuts to the paratransit services to tigers riding on buses. I won't even try to be clever, so let's jump into it.
View ArticleGreatest Show on Earth is bus contract antics
The circus is coming back to town, and this time it might be goofier than ever.
View ArticleArt or not, squiggles here to stay
As various freeway and major interchanges are decorated with rocks, plants, paintings and sculptures, it has become clear that not everybody is a big fan of artwork on our roadways. We received a...
View ArticleReid ready to railroad anyone in pet project's path
Harry Reid and his colleagues in Washington, D.C., are juggling all kinds of vital topics related to the nation's debt, but one issue the U.S. Senate majority leader won't drop is his determination to...
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