I dont get why the LVCC group would buy it only to tear it down. It doesn’t compete with the Musk Tunnel as it goes to different places / casinos ??
]]>Its expensive for what people associate as public transit, people expect rides in the $2-3 range. A lift is only $10-15 to get up and down most of the stops on the monorail, share that with friends and its the better deal. Monorail only is a value if your trying to get to the convention center from one of its hotel stops or going to the Sahara. Even then the conventions typically have free busses so why pay for the monorail? Either your cheap enough where you expect it to be free-$3 or rich enough where you will just take a cab.
Having said that I used to use it for CES when I would stay at the Sahara which was super convenient. I hope they make it free to use for conventions which will help reduce the need for bussing.
]]>A 1 day pass is only $13. A 1 trip pass is $5.
If you think this is expensive, then maybe Vegas is not for you.
But for the record, I take the train from Midway or O’Haire everytime I’m in Chicago. So it would be nice for the airport.
]]>I suspect that the ridership never rose over the Nile River Ride at the Luxor.
]]>CES was the primary time I would ride the monorail. Given traffic around Sands and the Convention Center, buses end up being a slow way to get from the strip to the convention center.
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