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Contact Mick Akers at makers@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2920. Follow @mickakers on Twitter.

 
NDOT channels network for socially connected roadies

The Nevada Department of Transportation has a pretty nifty social network presence — and you don’t need to be a transit geek to follow along.

Need a ride around Las Vegas? Rent a bike

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is putting the final touches this week on 20 new bicycle rental stations across downtown as a way to reduce traffic and promote a healthier lifestyle.

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McCarran airport’s baggage has a frequency all its own

Before 9/11, bags were sorted into two categories at McCarran International Airport. “They were either California bags, or they were not California bags,” said Samuel Ingalls, assistant director of aviation at McCarran.

MLK onramp to northbound US 95 closed for 2 months

The Martin Luther King Boulevard onramp to northbound U.S. Highway 95 will close for the next two months beginning on Tuesday, when a crew of about 60 construction workers will start erecting several retaining walls around the Spaghetti Bowl interchange in downtown Las Vegas.

Clark County ready to roll out app for public transit

Want to buy a ticket for public transit in Clark County, or find out if your bus is running late? There soon will be an app for that, known as Ride RTC.

Simulated flight over McCarran a roller-coaster ride

The doomed flight was on a simulator inside Allegiant Air’s training center in southwest Las Vegas. The folks at Allegiant were kind enough to let me try my hand at flying an Airbus A320 during a tour of the 17,500-square-foot facility.

Summerlin Parkway getting median cables, but no lane additions for now

Las Vegas city officials are trying to fix a safety problem on Summerlin Parkway by installing a system of heavy, high-tension steel cables that will line both sides of the median. But plans to widen the heavily traveled road are in limbo.

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