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Brightline West should also be used to transform public transit service in Las Vegas

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2002, it was extended almost 3 miles, connecting to a number of other casinos. The Deuce is a robust service, connecting to the hotels on the Strip and Downtown, the Airport, and Convention Center, and the football stadium and hockey arena. The Las Vegas Monorail wasn't designed to be mass transit.

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Transit as a formula for local economic success and improvements in regional quality of life

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In fact, light rail here in Salt Lake was spurred by the 2002 Olympics, it's a small system and doesn't go to all the places it should, but it's complemented by a developing commuter rail program, a dinky streetcar line on the south side of Salt Lake and South Salt Lake, and a decent enough bus system.

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It had been happening for decades (" Having a Longer View on Downtown Living ," Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Get Urban!: sustainable mobility. Screenshot, Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership marketing campaign, 2009. In general, people don't want schools to be bad. civic assets need to be available.