Transportation

Joe Downtown: Newly installed fencing cuts off free parking in oft-used lot

A vacant lot is shown at Ogden Avenue and Sixth Street in downtown Las Vegas Monday, June 10, 2013. The lot, owned by Alonzo Williams Sr., a 62-year-old medical doctor from Little Rock, Ark., was being used for parking but has recently been fenced off.

Parking choices in downtown Las Vegas just got a bit slimmer. The free parking lot at Ogden Avenue and Sixth Street, owned by a doctor from Arkansas, was fenced over the weekend with signs warning vehicles parking there would be towed.

10 June 2013
By Joe Schoenmann

McCarran honored for supporting minority businesses

McCarran International Airport has been recognized for providing opportunities to minority businesses with its supplier development program.

7 June 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Joe Downtown: City begins installing customer-friendly parking meters

Councilman Bob Coffin and Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman use one of the city's new electronic, solar powered parking meters for the benefit of cameras during a news conference to publicize them Tuesday, June 4, 2013.

For commuters lacking coins, the city has found a way to swipe parking fees – one credit or debit card at a time. Installation began Tuesday on the first of 233 multibay parking meters that can accept coins, debit and credit cards.

4 June 2013
By Joe Schoenmann

Police plan DUI checkpoint for Blue Diamond Road area

Metro Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint near Blue Diamond Road in west Las Vegas Friday night due to a number of impaired drivers and traffic fatalities in the area, police said.

4 June 2013
By Riley Snyder

School buses running late; no cause for concern, district says

Clark County School District students who ride buses might arrive home Monday later than normal, a district spokeswoman said. CCSD is expecting some delays with the afternoon dropoff of students who take the school bus as a result of end-of-year testing schedules, Melinda Malone, the district’s press secretary, said in a news release. She added there should be no cause for concern.

3 June 2013
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Earn free flights by staying in Las Vegas hotels, and get casino perks for flying

Las Vegas Strip casinos are viewed from the window of a Southwest Airlines passenger jet as it takes off from McCarran International Airport on Dec. 9, 2011.

MGM Resorts International and Southwest Airlines have formed a partnership linking their customer rewards programs. Members of Southwest’s Rapid Rewards and MGM’s M life programs now can accrue points toward free flights and VIP hotel stays from both companies.

3 June 2013
By Ed Komenda

Clark County could get more clout on state Transportation Board

The Senate Finance Committee on Sunday unanimously approved a bill to allow the governor to appoint another representative to the seven-member board, at the same time removing the state attorney general as a voting member.

2 June 2013
By Cy Ryan

Ruptured fuel tank causes spill, traffic jam on Interstate 15

A fuel spill on Interstate 15 near Sahara Avenue on Thursday morning is causing severe traffic delays that are expected to persist for several hours.

30 May 2013
By Riley Snyder

Passenger traffic at Las Vegas airport virtually unchanged in April

Passenger traffic was flat again at McCarran International Airport in April with statistics showing a familiar pattern for the city: slight international growth nearly offsetting a dip in domestic traffic.

24 May 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas gas prices likely headed up, if Nevada passes fuel-tax bill

Prices for gasoline near $4.00 per gallon at this station on Blue Diamond Road Thursday, April 14, 2011.

Gas prices could increase statewide under a bill that received strong support today from lawmakers and business groups.

23 May 2013
By Andrew Doughman

Dump truck fire closes US 93 north of Wickenburg

A dump truck fire has closed U.S. 93, the main highway between Phoenix and Las Vegas.

23 May 2013
Associated Press

31.2 million drivers to take Memorial Day road trip, AAA says

Motorists navigate rush hour traffic on Interstate 15 near the Strip.

It's going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation's highways.

22 May 2013
By Scott Mayerowitz, Associated Press

Pro-business group: Raise gas taxes for highway projects

Prices for gasoline near $4.00 per gallon at this station on Blue Diamond Road Thursday, April 14, 2011.

A pro-business group working to diversify Southern Nevada’s economy is advocating legislation that would lead to a gasoline tax increase. The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance announced today that it is backing legislation that would enable Clark County to raise gasoline taxes.

21 May 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Signs to offer grim statistics, sobering reminder of highway dangers

Nevada motorists will be reminded over and over again how many people have died in traffic accidents, thanks to a campaign starting Wednesday to post the latest fatality numbers on highway signs.

21 May 2013
By Riley Snyder

Inequity in state’s spending on roads is a joke

Traffic is seen Jan. 13, 2011, on Interstate 15 in a construction zone for the Interstate 15 South Design-Build South Project.

Connecting the dots in Carson City is a fool’s errand. Enter the fool. Sen. Debbie Smith has bottled up Senate Bill 322 in her committee despite a previous unanimous vote to move it to the floor for passage. But why?

21 May 2013
By Brian Greenspun
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