Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada


The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is a government agency and the transit authority and the transportation-planning agency for Southern Nevada. It was founded by the Nevada Legislature in 1965.

RTC Transit

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada transit fleet consists of 37 routes served by 387 vehicles. In 2009, RTC Transit carried 57,738,930 passengers in the greater Las Vegas Valley. RTC Transit consists of 28 fixed route service routes, seven express service routes, and two Las Vegas Strip service routes such as The Deuce & Strip & Downtown Express.

Services

Transportation

In response to the ever increasing demand for faster service along the Las Vegas Valley's busiest roads, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada has introduced the Gold Line that connects Downtown Las Vegas to the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Las Vegas Strip.
The RTC also provides a commuter service that transports passengers from the Centennial Hills Transit Center and Park & Ride in the northwest, to Downtown, the Strip, and ends at the UNLV campus in the southeast.
The Street Car RTV vehicles travel in dedicated lanes where possible, with less frequent stops than fixed-route transit, enabling the service to change routes based on traffic patterns and move passengers longer distances in a shorter time period than fixed-route bus service.
The bus rapid transit system is a seamless network of links throughout the Las Vegas Valley to various connection points of other transportation lines with more frequent stops and will have many rail-like features such as level platform boarding and multiple doors for easy loading. Riders wait at new, comfortable, and modern shelters that will complement the bus rapid transit experience. To help reduce wait times, you are able to purchase a Transit Pass off of the vehicle. This new rapid transit system has the appearance and feel of a light rail transit network at a considerably lower cost.

Security

Security on the residential, express, and strip transit routes, and all RTC terminals and select platforms is provided by the private security firm Allied-Barton under contract to the RTC. The previous contract holder was Wackenhut Security until losing the contract in 2009. Since then, increased crime in the Las Vegas Metropolitan area has
prompted an increased security presence in the transit system as a whole. The officers’ primary task is that of fare enforcement, but will also engage in enforcing other RTC policies and rules, to include the removal of loiters, those causing disturbances, and those posing safety hazards at RTC stops and facilities, and insuring the general safety of staff and customers.
On December 15, 2014, a fatal shooting with a.50 caliber handgun and shot the officer several times. The officer returned fire and fatally shot Boudinot. The transit officer was rushed to UMC and eventually recovered while Boudinot was declared dead at the scene.