Transportation

ACE rapid-transit bus service exceeds ridership expectations

From left, Rep. Shelley Berkley, RTC General Manager Jacob Snow, Rep. Dina Titus, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Henderson City Councilwoman Debra March and County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani plant seeds to mark the stat of work on the ACE Green Line.

Instead of a traditional groundbreaking for the new ACE Green Line, the Regional Transportation Commission held a seed planting and watering Thursday, marking what officials hope will be the beginning of a world-class transit system. So far, they seem to be on track.

8 April 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Work begins on Boulder Highway rapid-transit bus line

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman speaks Thursday at the groundbreaking of the new ACE Green Line on Boulder Highway.

Work on the next ACE rapid-transit bus line began Thursday as elected officials joined transportation planners for a ceremony on Boulder Highway. When it opens late next year, the ACE Green Line will use dedicated bus-only lanes on Boulder Highway, similar to the Metropolitan Area Express that runs on Las Vegas Boulevard North.

8 April 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Financial partners hit brakes on ‘black box’ to track vehicle mileage

State transportation officials have lost their partners in a search for an alternative to the fuel tax. After the Sun reported NDOT had developed a prototype to track vehicle mileage and routes, two regional transportation commissions said they won't fund the study's next phases.

1 April 2010
By David McGrath Schwartz

High-speed rail: Will it be worth the wait for Nevadans?

Andrew Mack, chief operating officer of DesertXpress Enterprises, stands behind a model of a proposed Victorville station during a news conference for the DesertXpress high-speed rail project Thursday, March 25, 2010.

If Southern Nevadans are frustrated about what’s happening — or not happening — with high-speed rail in our part of the country, no wonder.

31 March 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

With tracking device, miles you drive may get to be taxing

Looking west, cars and trucks drive on Interstate 15 in and out of Mesquite. State transportation officials want to test a device to track the distance vehicles drive on state roads as a way to fund construction projects.

The Nevada Department of Transportation has quietly developed a device it could use to track vehicles and charge drivers based on distance, routes and times of day they travel the state’s roadways. The $260,000 “black box,” built in cooperation with UNLV and UNR, is part of the state’s effort to find a better way to fund highway construction and maintenance.

30 March 2010
By David McGrath Schwartz

$11 million transit center opens in northwest valley

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks at the grand opening of the Centennial Hills Transit Center on 7313 Grand Montecito Parkway Monday, March 29, 2010.

Transportation officials unveiled the new Centennial Hills Transit Center on Monday and recognized members of the congressional delegation who supported the federal Recovery Act, which helped to fund the facility. The center, at 7313 Grand Montecito Parkway near U.S. 95 and Durango Drive, includes about 900 parking spaces, passenger drop-off areas, bike storage and an air-conditioned building for passengers to wait for buses.

29 March 2010
By Tiffany Gibson

Metro to look for impaired drivers at weekend checkpoint

Metro Police will hold a sobriety checkpoint Saturday night on North Rancho Drive to look for drivers under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

26 March 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

The future of public transportation: ACE rapid transit lines

When most of us think about our commute to work, what matters most are how quickly and easily we can get there.

26 March 2010
Jacob Snow

Las Vegas to gain flight in Southwest reshuffling

Southwest Airlines will cut 116 of its 3,370 daily flights nationwide in August, but the good news for Las Vegas is that it will have a net gain of one daily flight as a result of the seasonal change.

26 March 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

On an ACE bus, you’ll feel a bit like you’re on light rail, and that’s by design

The Regional Transportation Commission is spending $164.6 million of public money on the new ACE buses and their special bus stops in part because too many Las Vegans consider themselves too good to ride a bus.

26 March 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Work on high-speed rail set to begin this year

Andrew Mack, center, chief operating officer of DesertXpress Enterprises, talks to a reporter behind a model of a proposed Victorville station is displayed during a news conference for the DesertXpress high-speed rail project Thursday, March 25, 2010.

Environmental approvals for the proposed $4 billion DesertXpress high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Southern California are taking longer than expected, but executives with the project said Thursday they expect construction to begin this year. "It's all just process and working through the details," DesertXpress Enterprises President Tom Stone said in a media briefing on the project.

25 March 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Harry Reid: 'No one is stopping' maglev train proposal

Sen. Harry Reid speaks during a news conference on the construction site of McCarran International Airport's new terminal Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2009. On Friday, Reid responded to critics questioning his handling of high-speed rail funding.

Sen. Harry Reid says he isn’t standing in the way of funding for the proposed maglev transportation system between Las Vegas and Southern California and that "no one is stopping" that system from making progress. Reid issued a press release Friday in response to a column in which critics questioned his handling of funding needs for a high-speed transportation system for Southern Nevada.

19 March 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

$45 million for maglev shifted to airport road project

Traffic is shown on Interstate 215 at its interchange with the connector road to McCarran International Airport.

Funds previously promised to go toward building a maglev train between Los Angeles and Las Vegas will likely now be used to make improvements to the Interstate 215 connector to McCarran International Airport.

17 March 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Strip land sale proceeds could buy new interchange

Clark County commissioners decided Tuesday to push forward with a new North Fifth Street interchange on the Las Vegas Beltway, although the source of funding for the project is unclear.

16 March 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

RTC approves contracts for two more ACE rapid bus lines

The Regional Transportation Commission on Thursday approved contracts to move forward with building two more lines of the new ACE rapid bus service.

11 March 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen
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