Las Vegas cannot yet be classified as a big city, but is faces many of the same challenges as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles when it comes to transportation.  An ever growing population and rising tourist numbers place substantial demands on every roadway in the city, resulting in dozens of ongoing construction efforts either to add new thoroughfares or to widen those already in use.  Southern Nevada invests $500 million a year in surface transportation, and the result has been more stress-free commutes in less time.

Public Transportation has also become a
priority.  The Citizens Area Transit (CAT) bus system operates routes
throughout Southern Nevada, and a long-overdue fixed guide way transit system
has finally been approved. 

Getting into and out of Las
Vegas has also become easier with the addition of 26 more gates at McCarran
International Airport.  In 1999, McCarran recorded its highest year-end
percentage passenger increase in five years.  The city recently purchased
6,500 acres near Jean, south of Las Vegas, for a proposed second airport
site, which could handle an additional 30 million passengers annually.

A monorail system launched operations in July 2004.  Linking seven stations over
four miles to eight resorts and the Las Vegas Convention Center, the sleek,
driverless monorail provides a quick and comfortable ride through the
heart of the resort corridor. In fact, the monorail goes right though the
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce parking lot!