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Vegas: Monorails v. Gridlock

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the ring-came-off-my-pudding-can dept.

TimeTrip writes "Vegas seems to be taking a little cue from Disney. '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.'" Or maybe they'll be taking their cue from Lyle Lanly. Frankly this sounds more like a Shelbyville idea.

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  1. Vegas Twist by yintercept · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Anyone who comes to work by bus, bike or commuter van at least four times a month is eligible to enter a weekly drawing that rewards 100 people with $100 each.

    I love the vegas twist on mass transit. Instead of throwing your dollar into a meter, you get to toss it into a one armed bandit. I can see the lines of blue haired ladies lining up for their chance to play a role of the bus.

  2. Extending to the airport by PhunkyOne · · Score: 4, Insightful
    It would be great if they extended it to the airport right away...this is one of my favorite features of paris or london. You don't have to mess around getting a taxi or bus into town. You grab your bag, catch the tube and away you go. This would be great for people who JUST want to gamble, and it seems there are many of those...catch the train and get to business, especially if there will be rail stations at major casinos

    Personally though all I can think about is the Monorail Simpsons Episode...Doh!

  3. Monorail, shmonorail! by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Las Vegas could start by having free hotel shuttles from the fscking airport!

    Am I right? Eh?!?! Ever been there, you know of what I say.

    Every fscking time I've been there I have to fork over ~$10 for a Bell taxi or something, which all smell like they last scrubbed inside with a dead cat! Seriously, every other major city I've been in the big hotels have shuttles, but not LV, I swear it's a labor thing of somesort or a major bribe has been paid.

    In either case, I would certainly like to see how well the monorail plan gets around to the airport.

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  4. Sigh... by Silver222 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    It's for the tourists, not the residents.

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