[Merrily Gather]

The project for the high speed rail between Las Vegas and LA is still delayed till 2022, but they made a large purchase for their train station here on the Strip.

https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/local...23683ba66.html

[tijlover]

Unfortunately, when they arrive here they'll have to revert to the 1960's, by taxi or bus, no light rail line to continue the journey. The lobbying taxi drivers will love it!

[Cold Warrior]

Originally Posted by tijlover

Unfortunately, when they arrive here they'll have to revert to the 1960's, by taxi or bus, no light rail line to continue the journey. The lobbying taxi drivers will love it!

Light rail is 19th century technology.

[movin1]

Both LA and Las Vegas are cities that need cars to get around unless you are limiting the area you are going to be in. I guess you could take some form of public transportation to your destination (hotel, etc) and also use it to get around to some degree. If you plan to go very far, that could get expensive. You could rent a car if you're going to be in either city for more than a few days and want to explore the surrounding area, but that too could be expensive. Given that it only takes 4 hours to drive between LA and Vegas, I'm more inclined to drive so I have my car to get around once I get there.

[waltman]

Originally Posted by tijlover

Unfortunately, when they arrive here they'll have to revert to the 1960's, by taxi or bus, no light rail line to continue the journey. The lobbying taxi drivers will love it!

Just like the airport. Fairly typical for cities in the West.

[tijlover]

Typical? Fly into Salt Lake City, Denver, Portland, San Francisco, Phoenix and L.A., and there's a train waiting for you to zip you into the city. The problem with Sinless City is there's 9-10,000 taxi drivers, and they create a huge lobbying force for the Clark County Commissioners. Add to that, an extremely conservative populace!

[Cold Warrior]

there's 9-10,000 taxi drivers, and they create a huge lobbying force for the Clark County Commissioners

You are a bit out of touch. We have Uber and Lyft now.

[timothyaw]

Originally Posted by tijlover

Typical? Fly into Salt Lake City, Denver, Portland, San Francisco, Phoenix and L.A., and there's a train waiting for you to zip you into the city. The problem with Sinless City is there's 9-10,000 taxi drivers, and they create a huge lobbying force for the Clark County Commissioners. Add to that, an extremely conservative populace!

We'll see how this Las Vegas Loop does, although I'm still skeptical at this point. If they have the pods that can hold larger groups, maybe it can work. But this type of technology is the future and it's good to see Las Vegas looking at this. They're looking to extend this to the airport and Strip, so that would take care of what you're speaking of above.

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior

You are a bit out of touch. We have Uber and Lyft now.

Does that make any difference? So the taxi companies, Uber and Lyft are now lobbying Clark County commissioners!

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by timothyaw

We'll see how this Las Vegas Loop does, although I'm still skeptical at this point. If they have the pods that can hold larger groups, maybe it can work. But this type of technology is the future and it's good to see Las Vegas looking at this. They're looking to extend this to the airport and Strip, so that would take care of what you're speaking of above.

I wouldn't put sabotage above the taxi drivers in Las Vegas, if something is going to cut into their bread and butter.

I knew a retired taxi driver when the Monorail opened up, and there were these mysterious incidents of wheels falling off. Mysterious? This retired taxi driver, without blinking an eye, said it was sabotage.