With bus ridership growing, a Regional Transportation Commission committee is recommending fare increases.
18 March 2012
By Joe Schoenmann
Defensive-driving techniques could come in handy near several Las Vegas intersections leading the pack for traffic collisions with injuries. The latest six months’ worth of data from Metro Police shows the northeast valley intersection at Lamb and Charleston boulevards snagged the No. 1 spot for most injury collisions. Strap on a seat belt. Here’s a look at the most recent top five Las Vegas intersections for collision injuries.
16 March 2012
By Jackie Valley
The U.S. Senate’s passage of a $109 billion transportation bill Wednesday comes as the clock ticks on funding for several Nevada projects. Despite the sweeping bipartisanship that carried the Senate’s 74-22 vote, the legislation to fund highway and bridge repair nationwide is not a sure deal.
15 March 2012
By Karoun Demirjian
Motorists may need to make changes to their normal commute, as an Interstate 15 southbound access road south of Tropicana Avenue will open on Wednesday.
13 March 2012
By Gregan Wingert
The Nevada Taxicab Authority has canceled a special meeting, originally scheduled for Wednesday, that had the makings of being one of the most volatile gatherings in the agency’s recent history.
13 March 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
Local taxi drivers caught a couple of big breaks last week. Not only did things go their way in a pair of Nevada Taxicab Authority allocation hearings, but not a single driver was thrown out of the meeting or arrested.
11 March 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
Some of the newest travel products and accessories were on display in Las Vegas this week at the Travel Goods Association trade show. More than 300 companies exhibited at the show, which drew about 3,500 people to the Las Vegas Convention Center.
9 March 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
Jacob Snow, general manager of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, told his board he'll likely begin his new job as Henderson City Manager in early April.
8 March 2012
By Joe Schoenmann
Motorists traveling to Las Vegas on Interstate 15 from Arizona and Utah this March should prepare for possible traffic delays due to a monthlong bridge repair project.
2 March 2012
By Gregan Wingert
Military personnel at Nellis Air Force Base are breathing easier now that the airline contracted to fly them to new duty stations has revamped its pet transport policy.
1 March 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
It took a boisterous crowd of more than 300 people, 90 minutes of public comments and two suspensions of a public meeting for cab drivers to make their point before the Nevada Taxicab Authority on Tuesday: that allocating more cabs than necessary for large conventions and special events could hurt the industry.
28 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
The Nevada Taxicab Authority briefly suspended its Tuesday meeting twice after dozens of cab drivers shouted down cab company owners requesting additional vehicles for next month's March Madness basketball tournament and NASCAR race.
28 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
Domestic passenger counts sputtered in January, but a big bump in international arrivals and Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air’s 10.3 percent increase in passengers for the month kept economic momentum alive at McCarran International Airport.
24 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
There's a lucrative new market for American airline pilots looking for work or a change of pace: China.
24 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
When three students at the University of Alabama developed their Get Me Home! iPhone app that enables users to call a taxi in one step, they felt it was the socially responsible thing to do. After all, they’d already invented another app that tells users where they could get the highest percentage of alcohol in a drink per dollar.
24 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
