Las Vegas Sun

The Troubles Facing Nevada's Master Planned Communities

Las Vegas and Southern Nevada are chock-full of planned communities. The region is also struggling with some of the harshest declines in property values in the nation. Though planned communities are seeing some sales, they are mainly in trouble.
17 May 2009 - 11:00am
Las Vegas Sun

Is Using Gray Water a Bad Idea?

The Southern Nevada Water Authority is officially opposing the residential use of gray water, arguing that it diminishes the replenishment of Lake Mead and, ironically, discourages water conservation.
15 April 2009 - 9:00am
Las Vegas Sun

Time May Be Right for Mag-Lev From Vegas to SoCal

A magnetic levitation train link between Anaheim and Las Vegas has been on the table for 30 years. Now could be the time the project finally gets enough traction to go from idea to reality.
24 March 2009 - 8:00am
Las Vegas Sun

What Lies Ahead for Las Vegas

This article looks at what the end of sprawl will mean for Las Vegas.
3 March 2009 - 10:00am
Las Vegas Sun

When Neighborhoods Improve, Social Safety Nets Unravel

Residents of one Las Vegas community fear being evicted as an urban renewal project goes underway. According to this article, projects like this often hurt neighborhoods by destroying the social ties they once contained.
18 December 2008 - 1:00pm
Las Vegas Sun

Fed Un-Freezes Solar Power

The Bureau of Land Management has reversed course on a proposed moratorium on the construction of solar projects on public land.
3 July 2008 - 2:00pm
Las Vegas Sun

Debating Architecture In Las Vegas

This article from the Las Vegas Sun asks whether siting two blatantly different architectural styles right next to each other is necessarily a bad thing.
27 May 2008 - 10:00am
Las Vegas Sun

Vegas May Be Too Bright

Home to the bright lights and elaborate signage of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, may revise an ordinance to more effectively regulate the bright signs and displays that illuminate the Las Vegas Strip and other parts of the county.
6 September 2007 - 10:00am
Las Vegas Sun

A New LEED Hub In Las Vegas

An 18 million square-foot hotel and commercial resort in Las Vegas is set to become the largest LEED-certified project in the U.S. when it opens in 2009. Other builders are expected to follow the green path in Nevada, where tax breaks are generous.
25 January 2007 - 9:00am
Las Vegas Sun

Manhattan Density Comes to Vegas

Construction begins on Las Vegas' new $1.8 billion Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino, a mixed-use high rise towering over 600 feet on the strip.
27 October 2005 - 7:00am
Las Vegas Sun

Sprawling Development Around Las Vegas: No End In Sight

The informal Las Vegas 'urban growth boundary' just keeps getting pushed further back.
10 October 2005 - 5:00am
Las Vegas Sun

BLM's Affordable Housing Program Unpopular

Municipalities show little interest in Bureau of Land Management's program to make land available at discounted rates for affordable housing.
30 November 2004 - 10:00am
Las Vegas Sun

High-end Mixed Use On The Strip

Three billion dollar project in Vegas emphasizes living spaces and other nongambling features.
15 November 2004 - 10:00am
Las Vegas Sun

Pollution Adding To Drought Woes

A new report claims pollution from coal-burning power plants could be cutting Rocky Mountain snowfalls by as much as 50%. Without water, the success of the West could be its own undoing.
22 July 2004 - 12:00pm
Las Vegas Sun

Ersatz New Urbanism In Las Vegas

Henderson's desire for a neighborhood-based development exposes the boomtown's lack of city context.
13 July 2004 - 9:00am
Las Vegas Sun

Las Vegas Searches For Water Options

Claiming that water problems won't slow growth, Sin City bets on expansion over sustainability. Some experts think the city will come up snake-eyes.
10 June 2004 - 12:00pm
Las Vegas Sun

New Federal Transport Bill Unlikely

Low funding and attempts to gut environmental rules are blocking the Transportation Equity Act.
23 August 2003 - 11:00am
Las Vegas Sun

Student Housing Proposed On Old Cemetery

A businessman proposes high-rise student housing for the Univ. of Nevada, Reno on a part of the city's oldest cemetery.
5 June 2003 - 11:00am
Las Vegas Sun

First Free Public Monorail Funded By Private Sector

The Las Vegas Monorail is the world's first free public transportation system to be funded entirely by the private sector.
30 August 2001 - 5:00am
Las Vegas Sun

Is Las Vegas Pedestrian-friendly?

Las Vegas' Strip offers pedestrian-friendly areas for tourists, but residents are forced to drive.
24 August 2001 - 11:00am
Las Vegas Sun
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