Nevada

Las Vegas: A Surprising Leader In Public Transit

Las Vegas will soon launch the nation's first monorail built as a public transit project and funded by private industry.

30 December 2002 - 9:00am

The San Francisco Chronicle

Is A Public Mall A Public Space?

A case in Las Vegas tests the limits of free speech in private areas supported by public funds.

21 October 2002 - 5:00am

The Christian Science Monitor

Polls, Preservation, And Power In Nevada

Nevadans face ballot questions on traffic congestion and preservation of wildlife habitat and power utilities.

18 October 2002 - 12:00pm

Las Vegas Mercury

Running The Numbers

A look at the Las Vegas Valley’s demographics, economy, and real estate markets.

30 September 2002 - 12:00pm

Urban Land Magazine

Book Review: 'Neon Metropolis'

'Neon Metropolis' by Hal Rothman is an 'accessible' history of Las Vegas.

16 September 2002 - 6:00am

The New York Times

Senate Approves Nevada Nuclear Waste Site

Nevada's Yucca Mountain has won the dubious distinction as the nation's dumping site for nuclear waste. Lawsuits are planned.

10 July 2002 - 6:00am

The Los Angeles Times

Transporting Waste To Yucca Mountain

The USDOT is charged with choosing routes and testing safety for the transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel.

1 July 2002 - 2:00pm

The Christian Science Monitor

Nevada Takings Initiative Heads To Ballot

An initiative that would require Nevada County to pay property owners if a land use regulation diminishes property value appears headed for the November ballot.

5 June 2002 - 1:00pm

California Planning and Development Report

When You Can't Win, Get What You Can

As it becomes more likely that Nevada's Yucca Mountain will become the new national nuclear waste dump, planning turns practical.

28 May 2002 - 7:00am

The Christian Science Monitor

Las Vegas Bets On Nation's Largest Monorail

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

24 April 2002 - 2:00pm

The Washington Post

Nuclear Waste: How Safe Is Safe Enough?

As the debate rages over using Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste site, critcs argue that it's impossible to assess the long-term impacts.

22 April 2002 - 5:00am

The Christian Science Monitor

The Vegas Idea Of Community

A columnist for the Boston Globe pokes fun at Summerlin, Nevada.

22 February 2002 - 8:00am

The Boston Globe

Nevada Sues To Prevent Nuclear Dump

Nevada has filed a lawsuit to prevent the Federal government from opening Yucca Mountain to nuclear waste.

18 February 2002 - 1:00pm

MSNBC

There Goes The Neighborhood

Yucca Mountain, Nevada has been designated the world's first repository for high-level nuclear waste.

14 January 2002 - 12:00pm

Las Vegas Review Journal

Kunstler Vs. Las Vegas

A columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal scoffs at Kunstler's scathing review of Las Vegas.

13 December 2001 - 10:00am

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas, NV To Get A New Wynn Resort

It will be unlike any other resort on the Strip. Le Reve will feature a Picasso painting by the same name, which Wynn owns.

25 October 2001 - 9:00am

The Los Angeles Times

The Growth Of Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV, the fastest-growing regions in the nation, is facing big-city problems. Dependent on tourism, it faces a slowing economy. And the city is losing its unique character.

14 September 2001 - 8:00am

Newsweek