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.

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December 30, 2002, 9:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"So many passengers pay their $2 fares to ride public buses round-the-clock on the congested Strip that the bus route turns a profit -- perhaps the only major transit line in the nation to do so... If that's not unusual enough, Las Vegas plans to become the first U.S. city to operate European buses that steer themselves. They're expected to hit the road next summer."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Friday, December 27, 2002 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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