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Ridership Decline, Staffing Shortages Force RTC To Reduce Bus Schedule

Mar 27, 2020

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada began running a reduced schedule Wednesday, following a 70 percent decline in bus passengers and shortages of drivers, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

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RTC Wants Public Input On Boulder Highway Plans

Sep 25, 2019

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is calling for public input on plans for the Boulder Highway.

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The Ins And Outs Of Project Neon's New HOV Lanes

May 20, 2019

The massive, billion-dollar freeway development known as Project Neon is finally near

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RTC Chooses Rapid Bus Transit Over Light Rail For Maryland Pkwy.

Apr 11, 2019

The Regional Transportation Commission officially chose rapid bus transit for the future of transportation along Maryland Parkway.

RTC voted for rapid bus transit over light rail and an enhanced route 109 bus service.

Funding for the $345 million project has yet to be identified.

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Pedestrian Hit By bbus In Las Vegas Is In Critical Condition

Mar 04, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man remains in critical condition after being struck by a bus in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Metro Police say the accident occurred about 10:30 p.m. Saturday on the Strip outside of the Bellagio near Flamingo Road.

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Light Rail On Maryland Parkway: Where Does The Project Stand?

Feb 19, 2019

It is a project that seems to have been under consideration for years but now the head of the Regional Transportation Commission says the final public comment period for mass transit along Maryland

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Woman In Wheelchair Fatally Struck By Bus In North Las Vegas

Feb 11, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The North Las Vegas Police Department is investigating a fatal crash involving a bus and a pedestrian in motorized wheelchair.

Investigators don't believe impairment was a factor in the crash Saturday night.

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RTC Receives Grant For Medical District Transportation Project

Dec 12, 2018

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada was awarded $5.3 million for the Las Vegas Medical District Automated Circulator and connected pedestrian safety project.

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RTC Approves Budget For Coming Year, Includes New Buses, Shelters, Road Improvements

May 25, 2018

New buses, bus shelters and road improvement projects are in Southern Nevada’s future.

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada approved its budget this week for the coming year, with more than half of the total going toward capital projects.

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RTC Buses Now Equipped With Live Stream Cameras

Feb 20, 2018

Half of Clark County’s public buses are now streaming live footage from surveillance

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Vegas-Area Transit Officials Eye Game-Day Stadium Scenarios

Dec 27, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Transit planners are beginning to study ways to get traffic to-and-from a 65,000-seat domed stadium when it's completed near the Las Vegas Strip.

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Fuel Tax Measure Approval Assures Transportation Project Funding

Nov 17, 2016

Clark County voters opted for more construction cones and road projects last week by approving a ballot measure that pegs the Clark County fuel tax to inflation.

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County Transportation Commission Scammed Out Of $1.4 Million

Nov 03, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Washoe County transportation agency says it has lost $1.4 million in an email fraud scheme.

The Regional Transportation Commission announced in a news release Wednesday that it became aware of the scam on Oct. 27.

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We're Growing Again But Can Schools, Mass Transit Keep Up?

Sep 30, 2016

Clark County is growing again.

After the recession, population fell slightly. But the county's population stands at more than 2 million and that growth is expected to continue.

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What Can Las Vegas Learn From Denver's Transit System?

Mar 11, 2016

As Las Vegas considers its options for expanding transit, including a possible light rail system, a group of about 50 local leaders traveled to Denver earlier this week to see what that city is doi

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Big Brother Buses? Union, Bus Agency In Eavesdropping Fight

Mar 07, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — That nosy old woman across the bus aisle may not end up being the only one eavesdropping on conversations on northern Nevada's largest public transit system.