The Regional Transit Commission of Southern Nevada is looking into ways to improve its infrastructure in a 31-sq-mile area that includes downtown Las Vegas and surrounding communities. Officials plan to study ways to boost the system’s sustainability and equitability.
A $630,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s Areas of Persistent Poverty program will help fund the study, as well as design concepts. The grant is one of 47 FTA awarded July 20 to communities in U.S. Census-defined low-income areas to fund studies looking into ways to improve public transportation. Together, the grants amount to more than $20 million. While not funding construction directly, the various studies and planning initiatives being funded could lead to various projects in the future.