Transportation

RTC offering special buses for Las Vegas Bowl

College football fans who want to avoid the congestion and parking hassles of driving to Sam Boyd Stadium on Tuesday for the Las Vegas Bowl can take advantage of a special bus service for the event. The Regional Transportation Commission will be utilizing the 601 bus route, which only runs when there are special events at the stadium.

18 December 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Taxicab Authority scrutinizes residential pickups

Road supervisor John Homan, right, explains the TaxiTronic GPS technology to new driver Doug Boyle at Deluxe Taxicab Services in Henderson.

You’ve got a plane to catch. You’ve called one of the local taxicab companies to get a ride to the airport from your Las Vegas home. You wait. And wait. And wait …

14 December 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

High-speed rail alliance wants federal stimulus money

The newly created Western High-Speed Rail Alliance wants the Federal Railroad Administration to make stimulus money available to regional transportation commissions to fund high-speed rail corridor studies.

9 December 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

‘Bullet train’ operator pitches technology for rail projects

Japanese rail experts say developers of high-speed rail in the American Southwest should consider safety features to protect passengers from derailments resulting from earthquakes.

8 December 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

High-speed rail proving ground proposed in North Las Vegas

Organizations that have worked to educate Southern Nevadans about various high-speed rail systems want to build a research and development center and proving grounds in North Las Vegas that could show transit systems in action side by side.

6 December 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Roads, including Strip, to be closed for Sunday marathon

Roads, including Strip, to be closed for Sunday marathon

Runners will be taking over some of the area's busiest streets — including the entire Strip for much of Sunday — for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon. More than 25,000 people are expected to participate in the race, which will also shut down some public bus routes.

5 December 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Neighbors say planned I-515 project already impacting property values

The Nevada Department of Transportation is developing plans to widen Interstate 515 and make other improvements to the freeway that connects Las Vegas and Henderson. While the project is still likely 15 or more years away, some of the road’s neighbors got a chance to express their concerns at a public meeting Wednesday night at the Las Vegas Library.

3 December 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Loss of some sleep just the price of progress at Tenaya Way

Construction equipment rests Friday at the Tenaya Way overpass and the San Moritz housing development. Some work on the overpass has taken place in the wee hours.

Construction workers began their labor on the city’s Tenaya Way overpass project early Friday morning. Incredibly early. The overpass is part of a $7.8 million project officially called the Tenaya Way Overpass and Bonanza Trail improvement project. It will link Tenaya by bridge over Summerlin Parkway, connecting Washington and points north to Westcliff Drive and points south.

21 November 2009
By Sam Skolnik

County rejects 215 Beltway bids, will start from scratch

In a third vote on a project to widen part of the northern Las Vegas Beltway, Clark County commissioners on Tuesday rejected the previous bids and started the process over again.

17 November 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

Judge denies request to block vote on Beltway project

A federal judge on Monday refused to block yet another vote on a disputed northern Beltway widening job. The Clark County Commission is set Tuesday to consider two agenda items related to the bid.

16 November 2009
By Steve Green

Clubs want to be ‘good citizen,’ so stripper-mobile ends its run

"Kay," a dancer from Deja Vu Showgirls, does some pole dancing moves while inside a truck to advertise the Deja Vu Showgirls and Little Darlings clubs on the Las Vegas Strip late in the evening Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.

The stripper-mobile won’t be the talk of the town — or the nation — much longer. Las Vegas attorney Jay Brown, who represents Little Darlings and Déjà Vu strip clubs, said the controversial Strip run of the U-Haul-like truck outfitted with Plexiglas walls to showcase clothed strippers is over.

14 November 2009
By Joe Schoenmann

Shanghai’s maglev: Flying with both feet on the ground

The Shanghai Transrapid maglev train at a station in Shanghai, Nov. 9, 2009.

There’s something about 267 mph that gets the adrenaline pumping. I’m speeding through the outskirts of Shanghai on a maglev train and watching a digital speedometer — measuring kilometers per hour — tick rapidly upward: 146, 147, 148 ... I’m in the maglev’s front car with six Japanese tourists. It’s climbing faster than I can take notes and is now up to 225.

13 November 2009
By Marshall Allen

Want to save $8,000? Take the bus

People who ride public transportation in Las Vegas save more than $8,000 a year over those who drive, according to a new report.

11 November 2009
By Kyle B. Hansen

'Stripper-mobile' with live dancers raises safety, decency concerns

"Kay," a dancer from Deja Vu Showgirls, performs some pole dancing moves while inside a truck with strippers from Little Darlings to advertise the clubs on the Las Vegas Strip late in the evening Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The image shot won the top photography award in the Nevada Press Association contest.

Even the men who hand out “nude girls direct to your room” cards stopped their hawking long enough to do some gawking at the “stripper-mobile” as it rolled down the Strip on Monday night. It’s akin to a small U-Haul truck but with Plexiglas surrounding the brightly lit cargo area instead of walls. In the middle is a gleaming stripper pole. Swinging around the pole is a scantily clad young woman. Two of her fellow strippers are in the back of the truck too, awaiting their turns.

11 November 2009
By Joe Schoenmann

Fatal crash closes southbound lanes of I-15 at Tropicana

Southbound lanes of Interstate 15 were closed near the Strip Monday night after a fatal crash. The Nevada Highway Patrol responded at 9:22 p.m. to the crash near Tropicana Avenue.

9 November 2009
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
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