Six commissioners approved a settlement that will allow a developer to build 3,500 homes near the popular natural attraction.
Read MoreLVSportsBiz: Clark County Commissioners Tuesday To Decide Gypsum-Rhodes Housing Project Settlement That Would Allow 3,500 Homes On Blue Diamond Hill Near Red Rock, Plus Pay $80 Million To Developer
Only in Clark County in metro Las Vegas would a proposed housing sprawl of 3,500 homes near the region’s natural outdoor jewel of Red Rock Canyon plus an $80 million payment to the developer be considered a compromise deal.
Read MoreLVSportsBiz: Bicycling Las Vegas: Finding Bicycle Joy Off Road Away From Strip
Well, here we go again.
I figured I wouldn’t have to cope with reckless motorists by bicycling the gorgeous River Mountains Loop Trail Saturday when weather warmed up to a terrific 70s day in the Las Vegas area.
LVSportsBiz: Construction For Red Rock Canyon Multi-Use Paved Trail Will Start In 2025 At The Earliest
Shovels will start moving dirt in 2025 for Phase 1 of the much-needed Legacy Trail to link West Summerlin and the Red Rock Scenic Drive in the first phase, Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones told LVSportsBiz.com
Read MoreLVSportsBiz: Memo To Metro Las Vegas, Clark County Officials: Being Major League Means More Than Just Big League Teams
Dear Clark County, Nevada Department of Transportation, City of Las Vegas and Summerlin master developer Howard Hughes Corporation:
I have no idea which one of you would be in charge of installing a traffic signal at Charleston Boulevard and Sky Vista Drive…
LVSportsBiz: Red Rock Update: Fee Station at Red Rock Scenic Drive Off SR 159 Outside Summerlin Scheduled For Improvements To Handle Increased Popularity
The fee station off SR 159 for the popular Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Summerlin is getting some new improvements.
The proposed work includes:
LVSportsBiz: Feds Suspend $2 Service Charge On Reservations To Drive Red Rock Scenic Drive Outside Las Vegas
By Alan Snel ▪ The federal government has suspended the $2 service charge on the toll collected to drive the popular Red Rock Loop, the 13-mile scenic drive used by thousands of Red Rock Canyon visitors every month. The reservation system is still in place for people who want to drive their cars on the…
Read MoreLVSportsBiz: Nevada DOT Gathering Ideas About Concerns, Improvements, Safety Problems On SR 159, Sr 160 In Red Rock Area
The natural scenery of Red Rock is breathtaking along SR 159 and SR 160.
The manmade scenery of fast-moving cars and motorcycles — and dangerous motorist behavior — is also part of the dynamic along these busy corridors.
It’s no secret that LVSportsBiz.com has publicized the need for the state Department of Transportation…
LVSportsBiz: More Mishaps on Nevada SR 159/West Charleston Boulevard: Also Known As Summerlin Demolition Derby
By Alan Snel ▪ Ah, good ol’ Nevada State Road 159. Also known as good ol’ West Charleston Boulevard, where the two-lane state road that cuts through Red Rock Canyon enters the suburban high-end, pricey, crime-never-happens-here mega-sprawl known as Summerlin. As the road leading to the Red Rock Scenic Drive and the federal Bureau of…
Read MoreLVSportsBiz: Bicyclist Struck By Motorized Vehicle Driver Along Nevada State Route 159 In Red Rock Canyon Monday Morning
by Alan Snel ▪ Read it here: https://lvsportsbiz.com/2020/05/25/bicyclist-struck-by-motorized-vehicle-driver-along-nevada-state-route-159-in-red-rock-canyon-monday-morning/ I was in Red Rock Canyon on SR 159 heading home on my bicycle to Summerlin Monday morning when my heart sank — again. A Nevada Highway Patrol car and fire truck were on the scene and an ambulance was coming. A bicyclist pedaling on the 159…
Read MoreLVSportsBiz: Popular and Busy Red Rock Canyon Needs a Paved Trail Along State Route 159 For Safety Purposes — Now
Originally published by Alan Snel, LV Sports Biz Read here: https://lvsportsbiz.com/2019/01/28/popular-and-busy-red-rock-canyon-needs-a-paved-trail-along-state-route-159-for-safety-purposes-now/ The Las Vegas area has its fair share of paved bicycle trails. Las Vegas’ sprawling suburban neighbor, Henderson, is the City of Trails, with strips of pavement for bicyclists just about everywhere across the giant Second City from St. Rose Parkway to East Lake Mead…
Read MoreLVSportsBiz: Motorist Sideswipes Bicyclist on State Road 159 Shoulder In Red Rock Canyon Outside Summerlin Sunday Morning
by By ALAN SNEL ▪ Read it here: https://lvsportsbiz.com/2018/07/08/motorist-sideswipes-bicyclist-on-state-road-159-shoulder-in-red-rock-canyon-outside-summerlin-sunday-morning/ It was not even 7 a.m. Sunday when I was bicycling the popular State Road 159 (West Charleston Boulevard) to the Red Rock scenic loop when I came upon two bicyclists, a motorist, two state trooper vehicles and a state ranger car on the shoulder about…
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