[Code Stemi]

Originally Posted by Clarkcty

Flamingo Rd or Sahara Ave are both high density areas with very high population that will definitely ride that light rail especially on Flamingo which is centrally located. Locals will use it, just look at the population density on both sides of Flamingo Rd, majority of them working on the Strip. It will attract riders to that particular rail line. The line will also help relieve traffic by giving the ones driving pvt vehicles an option to take rail instead.


Clark County can invest on the starter line on Flamingo road with a stop on the Strip and that same line can branch out with stops at UNLV and McCarran. Heading West, the line can go all the way to Red Rock Resort with stops at the shopping center and the baseball/hockey facilities in the area. Flamingo line can also entice tourists to ride the rail to visit areas other than the Strip.

I think that's a great idea. I would definitely ride it from the Flamingo location. The problem is selling the idea to the people in charge. I don't think they'd go for it sadly.

[lvmensch]

It is likely that the days of light rail are over. Autonomous vehicles are virtually certain to take over that role over the next decade. Automated buses and jitneys will be the vehicles of choice.

It may be useful to provide such vehicles with protected access routes. But they would be simply ribbons of concrete rather than rails.

The automated buses will be able to provide much more flexible service including door to door.

[equid0x]

Originally Posted by tijlover

The Feds will chip in up to 1/3rd or one half of the cost of a light rail system, which they've been doing all along in other cities, but! For them to help fund it, it must be for residential use only. No funding if they built it on the Strip as that serves tourists, not local residents! Get it, why they're planning the Maryland route?

Wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the info.

[equid0x]

Originally Posted by Clarkcty

If the monorail trains keep breaking down then order it from a different manufacturer or it could be that the monorail does not have enough trains to run and use the same stock all the time. Yes Maryland Pkwy light rail is pointless especially when you have a parallel line one mile West on Paradise Road.


Flamingo Rd or Sahara Ave are both high density areas with very high population that will definitely ride that light rail especially on Flamingo which is centrally located. Locals will use it, just look at the population density on both sides of Flamingo Rd, majority of them working on the Strip. It will attract riders to that particular rail line. The line will also help relieve traffic by giving the ones driving pvt vehicles an option to take rail instead.


Clark County can invest on the starter line on Flamingo road with a stop on the Strip and that same line can branch out with stops at UNLV and McCarran. Heading West, the line can go all the way to Red Rock Resort with stops at the shopping center and the baseball/hockey facilities in the area. Flamingo line can also entice tourists to ride the rail to visit areas other than the Strip.

The monorail trains are old Disney peoplemover trains that Disney sold off... Sahara, Flamingo, & Trop are heavily traveled bus lines so it might make sense to use one of these as a starting point. Considering the rumor is that a new stadium is going up at the Rio, then Flamingo might be the way to go.

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by equid0x

The monorail trains are old Disney peoplemover trains that Disney sold off... Sahara, Flamingo, & Trop are heavily traveled bus lines so it might make sense to use one of these as a starting point. Considering the rumor is that a new stadium is going up at the Rio, then Flamingo might be the way to go.

Nope. Nine Bombardier MVI trains. Couple of Disney trains were used in the early MGM phase.

[equid0x]

Originally Posted by lvmensch

Nope. Nine Bombardier MVI trains. Couple of Disney trains were used in the early MGM phase.

Indeed. Looks like the Disney trains were replaced in 2003:

"As monorails Coral and Lime, these two six-car monorail trains handled millions of riders at Walt Disney World. Then in 1995, they became the first monorails for the Las Vegas system. Handling 5 million passengers annually until retirement in early 2003, they led the way to the development of a new mass transit system for the city of Las Vegas."

https://www.mouseplanet.com/6371/The...Vegas_Monorail

I haven't been on the monorail in years....

[airics]

the only reason that I would ever ride the monorail was for ces and sema

[EA]

Originally Posted by airics

the only reason that I would ever ride the monorail was for ces and sema

I'd rather walk.

The last several years I parked at sls and walked down. This year I parked at Tacos el Gordo. Much shorter walk and I got tacos when I was done.

[equid0x]

I can see why tourists or conventioners might use the Monorail, but I feel it is rather poorly advertised. I wasn't even aware of it the first few times I visited Vegas long before I moved here.

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by equid0x

I can see why tourists or conventioners might use the Monorail, but I feel it is rather poorly advertised. I wasn't even aware of it the first few times I visited Vegas long before I moved here.

And how many tourists know that in the basement of the Airport, there's a bus stop, the 108 and 109 that will take you down Swenson or Maryland, where you can transfer at Trop, DI or Flamingo to get to the Strip or ride it all the way to downtown? Why on earth would they advertise that for incoming tourists?