Las Vegas Bets On Nation's Largest Monorail

24 April 2002 - 2:00pm

To break traffic congestion in this desert city, Las Vegas will build the nation's largest monorail system.

"Las Vegas, which never stops thinking big, has just embarked on its most ambitious, costly attempt to solve a problem that once seemed impossible to have in this sprawling desert valley: gridlock. It is building the nation's largest monorail system.Plans call for the line to stretch up to seven miles by the time construction ends later this decade, with stops at most casinos, downtown and the local convention center. "

Source: The Washington Post, April 23, 2002
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Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.