[sustran] Re: What do you think of new BRT in Las Vegas?

[Avery, Kate]

Hi Erica,

Las Vegas and public transportation is one of my personal favourite rants in terms of the bleak offering for visitors to the city. Great to see that the city is improving the bus systems for commuting, however my experience as a visitor and trying to avoid the taxi option is met with expensive and difficult to access alternatives, i.e. the monorail that connects MGM Grand and the Hilton etc, as you have to walk through the maze of the casinos to get to the stations.

I wasn't aware of The Deuce bus route, but as the strip doesn't have a designated bus lane, from what I can remember, it must have problems in terms of reliability and long journey times compared to taxis. The only time I've taken a bus in Las Vegas was on New Year's Day when it was free and the strip was pretty empty of cars!

Do you know of any plans to reorganise vehicle priority on the Las Vegas Boulevard? I assume that any would be met with strong opposition from the taxi companies!!

Rgds,
Kate

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From: sustran-discuss-bounces+kavery=trl.co.uk at list.jca.apc.org [mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+kavery=trl.co.uk at list.jca.apc.org] On Behalf Of Erica Schlaikjer
Sent: 14 April 2010 20:27
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Subject: [sustran] What do you think of new BRT in Las Vegas?

Hello all,

I just wrote a summary of recent news about Las Vegas¹ new BRT lines.

Check it out:
http://thecityfix.com/brt-hits-the-las-vegas-strip/

It would be great to get an international perspective on this.
* Is it a high-quality system?
* How do the ACE corridors compare with other BRT systems around the world?
* What do these new bus services mean for other U.S. cities?

Thanks in advance for leaving your comments on TheCityFix,
Erica

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