Nevada
Southern Nevada's Desert Land Rush
The search for new developable land pushes out beyond the Las Vegas Valley.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Introducing The Strip's New Monorail
The long-awaited Vegas monorail takes off. Will it fly?
The Slatin Report
Ersatz New Urbanism In Las Vegas
Henderson's desire for a neighborhood-based development exposes the boomtown's lack of city context.
Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas Monorail Finally Ready To Open
After several delays, the four-mile, $654 million Las Vegas monorail is set to open to the public on July 15th.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Zoning The Incidental Metropolis
The urban planning of the Burning Man Festival's "incidental metropolis," Black Rock City, shows what makes a city work and what is essential to a community.
The San Francisco Chronicle
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.
Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas Studies Economic Costs of Stopping Growth
An editorial by the Las Vegas Review-Journal concludes from a recent study that the costs of smart growth are too high.
Las Vegas Review Journal
The Bus: Inspiration For Art?
Six essays inspired by the Las Vegas bus system, from poetry to political stands.
Las Vegas City Life
Gambling On Inclusionary Zoning In Las Vegas
As housing prices in Las Vegas begin to push out the middle class, even Sin City starts to think about inclusionary zoning
Las Vegas Review Journal
Lake Las Vegas: The Suburban Version Of Sin City
Lake Las Vegas -- the suburban reincarnation of Sin City with a 320-acre artificial lake -- is taking shape as a make-believe Tuscan village.
The New York Times
The First Transit Station Naming Rights
Nextel Communication's $50 million deal to name to the Las Vegas Convention Center monorail station is the first of its kinds.
The Los Angeles Times
Rickshaws in Vegas
Faced with extinction, pedicab drivers in Las Vegas show how they fill a need in the city.
CNN
More Problems With Yucca Nuke Dump
Many geology and water isssues have been overlooked by the DOE in selecting Yucca Mountain as the nation's nuclear depository.
Technology Review
Nevada Land Development: Corruption Or Politics?
The Los Angeles Times runs a two-part expose on Nevada Senator Harry Reid's corruption in trading money for development opportunities.
The Los Angeles Times
A New Monorail Era For Las Vegas
Southern Nevada's Regional Transportation Commission receives environmental approval for a four-mile $650M monorail extension.
Las Vegas Review Journal
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.
Las Vegas Sun
An Exodus To Vegas
Las Vegas has become home to the fastest-growing Jewish population in the United States, but being observant can be tough.
The Los Angeles Times
Las Vegas: Disneyland For Grown Ups?
Roger Lewis profiles the best and worst of planning in Las Vegas.
The Washington Post
The Design Capital Of The U.S.
Is the nation's fastest-growing city also the design capital of the U.S.?
The New York Times
Wynn's Las Vegas Comeback
Even as business at Las Vegas casinos slows down, Steve Wynn, the architect of modern Las Vegas, is making his comeback with a new hotel.
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