Our projects
Buses every ten minutes. Safe streets to reach them. A Legislature that funds both. None of it happens without organized people.
Initiative
Coalition Building
Connecting riders, labor, faith communities, students, businesses, and allied organizations into a constituency for transit that legislators have to answer to.
Bus Buddies
ActiveA short-form video series of real conversations with the people who ride Las Vegas transit. It entertains first and makes the case for transit by example.
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College faculty outreach
PlannedRecruit UNLV and CSN faculty as transit-advocacy allies, witnesses, and contributors of expertise.
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State legislator outreach
ActiveBuild the relationships in Carson City needed to win dedicated RTC funding in the 2027 session.
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Federal legislator outreach
PlannedBring federal IIJA, FTA, and Reconnecting Communities money home through Nevada's congressional delegation.
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The Riders' Council
PlannedA standing advisory body of about 20 regular RTC riders that meets quarterly, helps write LVBT's positions, and testifies when willing.
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Workforce Coalition
PlannedWe're building a coalition of the people who keep the Valley working, from labor, healthcare, and hospitality to the employers who depend on transit.
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Faith & Neighborhood Network
PlannedOutreach to congregations, neighborhood associations, and senior communities along the Valley's transit-critical corridors.
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The Block Vision Project
PlannedNeighbors nominate a corner, a strip-mall site, or a dead block, and we facilitate a session that produces a 'what could go here' rendering and a brief written by the neighborhood.
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Zoning for the Valley
PlannedWe push for land-use code reform that makes the Valley transit-accessible, including missing-middle housing, lower parking minimums, and transit-oriented development.
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Initiative
Legislative Advocacy
Direct work with state and federal legislators, the RTC board, and municipal bodies to secure funding, policy, and projects.
State legislator outreach
ActiveBuild the relationships in Carson City needed to win dedicated RTC funding in the 2027 session.
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Federal legislator outreach
PlannedBring federal IIJA, FTA, and Reconnecting Communities money home through Nevada's congressional delegation.
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Transit Watch
PlannedWe track how officials vote on transit across the RTC board, the Clark County Commission, the city councils, and the state legislature, updated each cycle.
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The 2027 Session Campaign
PlannedThe public-facing umbrella for our legislative push, from Carson City days and supporter rallies to comment-period mobilizers and a hearing-testimony pipeline.
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Local Government Program
PlannedWe cover the local bodies that meet all year, including the RTC board, the Clark County Commission, and the city councils of Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas.
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Zoning for the Valley
PlannedWe push for land-use code reform that makes the Valley transit-accessible, including missing-middle housing, lower parking minimums, and transit-oriented development.
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Initiative
Public Education
Helping Las Vegans understand how transit and land use shape the daily life of the Valley — and what's at stake right now.
Urbanism Foundations campaign
PlannedA social-media series for Las Vegans on how transit, land use, and daily life connect, and how the Valley got the way it is.
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Bus Buddies
ActiveA short-form video series of real conversations with the people who ride Las Vegas transit. It entertains first and makes the case for transit by example.
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College faculty outreach
PlannedRecruit UNLV and CSN faculty as transit-advocacy allies, witnesses, and contributors of expertise.
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College student outreach
PlannedBuild student-led transit advocacy chapters at UNLV, CSN, and Nevada State.
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Vegas Walking Tours
PlannedGuided public walks that make the Valley legible on foot, from bus stop to bus stop, cul-de-sac to grocery store, and the Strip to the Deuce.
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Picture the Valley
PlannedWe show what's at named Las Vegas intersections today and what could be there instead, using renderings, scrollytellers, and reader nominations.
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Transit Diaries
PlannedReaders send us day-in-the-life accounts of getting around the Valley, and we edit, illustrate, and publish them on the site and in the newsletter.
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The Block Vision Project
PlannedNeighbors nominate a corner, a strip-mall site, or a dead block, and we facilitate a session that produces a 'what could go here' rendering and a brief written by the neighborhood.
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Zoning for the Valley
PlannedWe push for land-use code reform that makes the Valley transit-accessible, including missing-middle housing, lower parking minimums, and transit-oriented development.
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Vision: Viva Vegas
PlannedA public design contest, especially for young Las Vegans, to show what Valley neighborhoods could look like.
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Initiative
Research & Accountability
Data, reporting, and transparency work — annual State of Transit reporting, ride audits, and an open public record of how the Valley's transit system is performing.
School Stops Project
PlannedStudents at participating CCSD schools audit their own walk, bus, or bike commute, produce the report on what fixes their school needs, and present it to the school board and RTC.
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State of Vegas Transit
PlannedLVBT's flagship annual report on ridership, on-time performance, route changes, board votes, and funding flows, released each year at a public event in Las Vegas.
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The People's RTC Dashboard
PlannedA public dashboard at /data with live ridership, on-time performance, and route changes, updated daily from GTFS and RTC public records.
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Stop-by-Stop Audit Program
PlannedWe run rotating audits of named stops and corridors, checking shelter, shade, lighting, sidewalks, ADA access, and frequency. Each one includes photos, a score, and before-and-after shots when a stop gets fixed.
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Transit Watch
PlannedWe track how officials vote on transit across the RTC board, the Clark County Commission, the city councils, and the state legislature, updated each cycle.
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Initiative
Youth Engagement
Connecting high school and college students to transit advocacy — the people with the most to gain from better mobility and the longest stake in the work.
College student outreach
PlannedBuild student-led transit advocacy chapters at UNLV, CSN, and Nevada State.
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High school outreach
PlannedWe connect Valley high schoolers with civic engagement on transit, since they will inherit this fight before they are old enough to vote.
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Vegas Transit Youth Corps
PlannedA paid fellowship where high school and college students work on a defined LVBT project for a semester or a summer, in research, communications, or organizing.
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School Stops Project
PlannedStudents at participating CCSD schools audit their own walk, bus, or bike commute, produce the report on what fixes their school needs, and present it to the school board and RTC.
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Vision: Viva Vegas
PlannedA public design contest, especially for young Las Vegans, to show what Valley neighborhoods could look like.
Read the brief →