Las Vegas and a Comparative Analysis of Smaller Transit

Las Vegas Sun

I'm sure we have an article on LV and transit. I thought this might deserve its own topic as it's an interesting analysis of several systems, how they got their start, etc.

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Rail projects in other cities: How’d they do it?

The impact on neighborhoods has been unmistakable, said Reed, a Denver transportation district employee for more than two decades. Development has followed the spread of the city’s transportation projects, including the recent conversion of Denver’s Union Station into a hub for light rail, buses and trains. The changes created a new epicenter downtown, Reed said.

There are other examples, too. Development along Phoenix’s 20-mile light rail route exceeded $8 billion, officials in the region said. The system, Valley Metro, cost $1.4 billion to build and opened in 2008.

Similarly, Orlando, Fla., has tracked dozens of construction projects around its new commuter rail system, SunRail, which opened in 2014. Within a 10-minute walk of its rail stations, 13 projects worth almost $550 million are being built. Another 16 projects worth $1.8 billion have been announced or are under review, SunRail officials say.

Las Vegas has toyed with mass-transit projects multiple times.