Transportation

Stretch of Gilcrease Avenue to close for construction

Gilcrease Avenue will be closed between Fort Apache and Oso Blanca roads in the northwestern valley during daylight hours starting next week.

4 June 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Public access natural gas fueling station opens near McCarran

Clark County Commissioner Mary Beth Scow cuts a ribbon Thursday at a new compressed natural gas vehicle fueling station with Clean Energy Chairman Warren Mitchell. They were joined by, from left, Peter Grace, senior vice president of Clean Energy; Brent Bell, president of Whittlesea Bell Transportation; and Jeff Shaw, CEO of Southwest Gas.

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. opened a public access station near McCarran International Airport today, generating hope that it will lead a transition of Southern Nevada’s fleet transportation companies away from gasoline-powered vehicles.

2 June 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Report: Allegiant Air a leader in revenue from add-ons

An Allegiant Air jet takes off from McCarran International Airport.

A report by a company that specializes in building corporate profits through ancillary revenue strategies has confirmed what many travelers to Las Vegas surmised: Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air is one of the top air carriers in the world at selling things to passengers besides their tickets.

1 June 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

McCarran breaks ground on $99 million air traffic tower

Randy Walker, center, director of the Clark County Department of Aviation, speaks during a groundbreaking for a new $99 million Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control facility at McCarran International Airport Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The facility is expected to be operational in early 2015.

Las Vegas has seen a lot of changes in the last 30 years, but McCarran International Airport has been relying on the same air traffic control tower for almost that long. But the old air traffic tower will soon be history, replaced by a new facility at 352 feet tall. The Federal Aviation Administration broke ground Tuesday on the $99 million tower, which will open in 2015 in the area between the under-construction Terminal 3 and the Airport Connector Tunnel.

31 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Busy airport concourse getting makeover

An artist's rendering of the remodeled Concourse C at McCarran International Airport.

McCarran International Airport’s C Concourse is about to get a makeover. Work on the 26-year-old facility began in July with the replacement of asphalt ramp surfaces on the east side of the concourse, and as work shifts to a second phase, an interior rehabilitation project is getting under way.

28 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Las Vegas express bus lines among best in U.S., report says

The new Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) rapid transit system vehicle hits the streets following an unveiling ceremony at 3258 North Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday, June 30, 2004. The vehicle, provided by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, offers commuters a new and larger form of public transportation. Each MAX vehicle can carry up to 120 passengers and uses a cutting-edge optical guidance system to precisely direct it near each MAX station.

Las Vegas’ new bus rapid transit lines was recognized as one of the best in the nation in a report released Thursday — but the U.S. has a long way to go to catch up with some other countries.

27 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Work on beltway to restrict traffic in northern valley

More road shifting is coming up for motorists who use the Las Vegas Beltway in the northern valley. The Clark County Public Works Department will be restricting traffic and shifting lanes on the beltway between North Fifth Street and Aliante Parkway for the next two months, county officials said.

26 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Report: Las Vegas 6th most dangerous metro area for pedestrians

Nevada Highway Patrol troopers investigate a fatal auto-pedestrian accident on I-!5 southbound between Hacienda and Russell Monday, Dec. 14, 2009.

Las Vegas is the sixth most dangerous metropolitan area in the nation for pedestrians, according to a report released Tuesday.

25 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Taxi industry struggles to find formula for fuel surcharges

A taxi cab drives down the Strip Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Representatives of Clark County’s taxicab industry have reached the conclusion that there are no easy answers to developing a workable fuel surcharge on taxi rates to fit every circumstance.

25 May 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Taxis want to cement $3 credit card fee for fares

Taxis wait at "the pit" for fares at McCarran International Airport. At any time, there are about 2,000 cabs on Las Vegas streets.

Las Vegas taxis have for the past year been tacking a $3 charge onto fares paid with credit or debit cards. Now the industry wants to cement that charge into state law. The Nevada Taxicab Authority, which regulates the industry, set the $3 transaction fee based on the cost of installing credit- and debit-card readers in cabs plus a reasonable profit. Assembly Bill 351 would establish in law the authority’s ability to tack on the fee to fares.

24 May 2011
By David McGrath Schwartz

McCarran reports 2.3 percent increase in April passengers

McCarran International Airport saw a 2.3 percent in passengers last month compared to the previous April, according to numbers released today.

23 May 2011
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Five steps to quickly fix Las Vegas' taxi debacle

Cabs wait in line to pick up passengers coming into McCarran Airport Monday, November 8, 2010.

For millions of tourists who visit Las Vegas every year, the first person they meet after getting off the plane is one of the city’s unofficial ambassadors to the world — a taxi driver, 9,500 of whom work in Clark County.

23 May 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

New company gets $83 million contract to operate bus system

The Regional Transportation Commission today approved a controversial contract to give control of its bus system to a new company.

19 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

RTC expected to reduce services for disabled paratransit riders

The Regional Transportation Commission’s board is expected to reduce the area covered by paratransit service at the monthly meeting Thursday.

19 May 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Committee debates bill to ban cell phone use while driving

While law enforcement supports a bill banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving, some Assembly members questioned how it is any more distracting than, say, eating a hamburger behind the wheel. Assemblyman Scott Hammond, R-Las Vegas, raised the question.

12 May 2011
By Cy Ryan
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