RTC Rapid Transit and RTC Commuter Services
In response to the ever increasing demand for faster service along the Las Vegas Valley's busiest roads, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) has introduced the Gold Line that connects Downtown Las Vegas to the Las Vegas, Convention Center and the Las Vegas Strip. The RTC also provides a commuter service that transports passengers from the Centennial Hills Transit Center and Park & Ride in the northwest, to downtown, the Strip and ends at UNLV in the southeast. The bus rapid transit system is the RTC's showcase transportation initiative for the Las Vegas Valley. Every aspect of its function and design challenges what riders think about mass transit. The sleek Street Car RTV vehicles travel in dedicated lanes where possible with less frequent stops than fixed-route transit, enabling the service to change routes based on traffic patterns and move passengers longer distances in a shorter time period than fixed-route bus service. Paralleling Las Vegas’ world-class attractions, the bus rapid transit system is a seamless network of links throughout the Valley to various connection points of other transportation lines with more frequent stops and will have many rail-like features such as level platform boarding and multiple doors for easy loading. Riders wait at new, comfortable, and modern shelters that will compliment the bus rapid transit experience. To help reduce wait times, you are able to purchase a Transit Pass off of the vehicle. This new rapid transit system has the appearance and feel of a light rail transit network at a considerably lower cost.
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