Editing RTC Transit (section)

== Operations ==
The RTC currently operates 51 routes with 17 routes operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including The Deuce on The Strip. Most routes run from early morning (04:00) until late night (01:00). On weekends & holidays, some routes either operate less frequently, operate with less hours, or not operate at all. Las Vegas has one of the most comprehensive [[night bus]] networks in the United States, owing to the 24-hour nature of the casinos and hospitality industry.

RTC Transit is the largest [[Outsourcing|outsourced]] transit operation in the United States, having overtaken the title from the now-defunct [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]'s [[NICE Bus|Long Island Bus]] service in late 2011. As of 2011, the contract is worth approximately $600 million over seven years.<ref>{{cite web|author=Adrienne Packer|url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/first-transit-holds-on-to-bus-contract-123575714.html |title=First Transit holds on to bus contract &#124; Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher=Lvrj.com |date=2011-06-09 |access-date=2013-04-22}}</ref> The fixed route system had been operated by [[Veolia Transport]] and its predecessors, ATC-Vancom and [[National Express]], since inception. Bus operators, mechanics, and most other contractor employees are represented by [[Amalgamated Transit Union]] Local 1637. Paratransit and dial-a-ride services are operated by [[First Transit]].

The fixed route contract was scheduled to expire September 25, 2011, and was awarded to First Transit, the apparent low bidder and highest scorer on the comprehensive review, however, Veolia has complained to the RTC board of bidding irregularities in the First Transit bid as well as an unfair emphasis on price in comparison to other technical factors. The RTC board approved the First Transit bid on a 4-3 vote, but after the [[Nevada Attorney General]] reprimanded the RTC for approving the contract without a majority of the eight members on the RTC board (as opposed to merely those present), which was determined by a district court judge that all 8 members were not required and the award was legitimate. However, in the fallout of the court decision, the RTC returned for a re-vote in which the board then deadlocked at 4-4 for multiple months. The RTC board decided that it was best to cancel the award and bring forward a new fresh proposal for bid, and gave Veolia a 1-year extension while the board found a means to obtain a majority to make a decision. First Transit subsequently sued the RTC to force them to make a decision.<ref>{{cite web|author=Adrienne Packer|url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/a-lot-rides-on-transit-contract-120048599.html |title=A lot rides on transit contract &#124; Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher=LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL – Lvrj.com |date=2011-04-18 |access-date=2013-04-22}}</ref>

In November 2011 First Transit and the RTC settled their lawsuit. First Transit continued to operate the paratransit system and Veolia continued to operate the fixed route bus system until the end of 2012. The new fixed route transit contract will be split into two, to allow smaller vendors to bid. The two contract system is similar to that of [[Foothill Transit]] in the Los Angeles area, which is the third largest outsourced fixed route public transit system in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|author=Adrienne Packer|url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/rtc-to-re-bid-bus-contract-first-transit-to-drop-lawsuit-133633713.html |title=RTC to re-bid bus contract; First Transit to drop lawsuit &#124; Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher=Lvrj.com |date=2011-11-10 |access-date=2013-04-22}}</ref>

In December 2012, the contractors for both yards submitted their 1st round proposals with Veolia, [[Keolis]] (no relation to Veolia), and [[MV Transportation]] advancing to round 2 and First Transit failing to advance. In January 2013, the remaining contractors submitted their final proposals to the board, and on February 14, 2013, the RTC voted to award the Sunset Maintenance Facility to Keolis, and the Simmons Maintenance Facility to MV, beating out the original two contractors. Keolis and MV began operations of RTC Transit on July 7, 2013 at 12:00am.

MV operates routes 101, 102, 105, 106, 110, 111, 113, 115, 120, 121, 203, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 214, 215, 218, 219, 603, 604, 607, CX, & DVX. These routes are primarily in the northern portion of the service area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rtcsnv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/02-14-13-rtc-Item-331.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-04-03 |archive-date=2014-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301045116/http://www.rtcsnv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/02-14-13-rtc-Item-331.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> MV also operates the 700 series (Silver Star) routes. Keolis operates routes 103, 104, 108, 109, 117, 119, 122, 201, 202, 212, 217, 401, 402, 601, 602, 605, 606, 608, The Deuce on The Strip, BHX, & SX.  These routes are primarily in the southern portion of the service area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rtcsnv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/02-14-13-rtc-Item-34.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-04-03 |archive-date=2014-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301050322/http://www.rtcsnv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/02-14-13-rtc-Item-34.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> MV also operates RTC Paratransit operations as of March 2020.

RTC once again consolidated the expiring individual fixed route contracts held by Keolis (Sunset) and MV (Simmons) respectively. The 4-year contract was awarded to [[First Transit]], which was subsequently purchased by [[Transdev]]. Transdev took over operations on July 1, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=dima7k |date=2023-06-29 |title=Transdev and the RTC of Southern Nevada Launch New Partnership |url=https://transdevna.com/news/2023/06/29/transdev-and-the-rtc-of-southern-nevada-launch-new-partnership/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Transdev United States |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Service area ===
RTC Transit operates a grid-type system within the Las Vegas Valley, which includes the four incorporated cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and Boulder City; in addition, the remaining service area is in unincorporated Clark County. The system's two busiest routes, The Deuce on The Strip and Route 109 Maryland Parkway, provide service to the Las Vegas Strip and [[Harry Reid International Airport]], respectively.  Approximately 40% of Clark County residents do not live within close proximity of a bus stop.

RTC Transit also operates special routes for occasions such as sporting events at [[Allegiant Stadium]], [[T-Mobile Arena]], and [[Las Vegas Ballpark]].

=== Route numbers ===
*100s: Local North/South routes.
*200s: Local East/West routes.
*300s: "The Deuce" Strip Corridor routes.
*400s: Regular Shuttle routes.
*500s: Express routes.
*600s: Special Shuttle routes.
*700s: Silver STAR routes.
*FDRs: Flexible Demand Response routes.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%;text-align:center;"
|+RTC Routes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rtcsnv.com/ways-to-travel/schedules-maps |title=Ways to Travel – Schedules & Maps |publisher=Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada |access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref>
! Route !! Name !! colspan=2 | Termini{{efn |name=terminals|Where noted, the following transit center abbreviations are used:
* BTC: Bonneville Transit Center
* CHTC: Centennial Hills Transit Center
* SSTT: South Strip Transit Terminal
* WTC: Westcliff Transit Center}} !! via !! class="unsortable" | Notes / Refs. !! Length 
|-
| colspan=7 style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | '''100s''': Local (Residential) Routes, North/South
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 101
| Rainbow
| Lone Mtn & Rancho (N) || Rainbow & Blue Diamond (S)
| Rainbow
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|16.7|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 102
| Jones
| Craig & Rancho (N) || Jones & Robindale (S)
| Jones
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|16.3|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 103
| Decatur
| Shadow Mtn Marketplace (N) || Decatur & Blue Diamond (S)
| Decatur
| style="text-align:left;" | 24-hr service from Deer Springs to Sunset
|{{convert|18.2|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 104
| Valley View
| Tenaya & Mtn View Hospital (N) || SSTT (S)
| Torrey Pines, Washington, Valley View, Russell, and Las Vegas Blvd
| style="text-align:left;" | Some southbound trips continue as 117 or 122
|{{convert|16.5|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 105
| Martin L. King
| N. 5th & Rome (N) || rowspan="3" | BTC (S)
| Tropical, Camino Eldorado, Camino Al Norte, Martin Luther King
| style="text-align:left;" | 24-hr service
|{{convert|11.4|mi|km}}
|-
!rowspan="2" style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 106
|rowspan="2"|Rancho / Centennial Hills
|rowspan="2"|CHTC (N)
|rowspan="2"|Rancho, Bonanza, and Main
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Route split as 106A/106B; 106A runs counter-clockwise at north end, 106B runs clockwise
|{{convert|17.3|mi|km}} 106A
|-
|{{convert|17.4|mi|km}} 106B
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 108
| Paradise
| rowspan="2" | BTC (N) || [[Harry Reid International Airport|Reid Airport]] (Terminal 1) (S)
| Paradise / University Center
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|6|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 109
| Maryland Pkwy|| SSTT (S)
| Maryland Pkwy, [[Harry Reid International Airport|Reid Airport]] (Terminal 1)
| style="text-align:left;" | 24-hr service
|{{convert|10.5|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 110
| Eastern
| Cheyenne & Civic Ctr (N) || Eastern & Horizon Ridge (S)
| Jones
| style="text-align:left;" | 24-hr service
|{{convert|17.8|mi|km}}
|-
!rowspan="2" style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 111
|rowspan="2"| Green Valley / Pecos
|rowspan="2"| Pecos & Craig (N) ||rowspan="2"|Green Valley Ranch Resort (S)
|rowspan="2"| Pecos
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Route split as 111A/111B south of Sunset; A serves Pecos, while B serves Green Valley Parkway
|{{convert|17.4|mi|km}} 111A
|-
|{{convert|17.7|mi|km}} 111B
|-
!rowspan="2" style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 113
|rowspan="2"| Las Vegas Blvd N
|Las Vegas Blvd & Craig (N) 
|rowspan="2"|BTC (S)
|rowspan="2"| Las Vegas Blvd N
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Alternate trips serve each terminal; 24-hr service south of Craig
|{{convert|8.5|mi|km}}
|-
|Sloan & El Campo Grande (N)
|{{convert|10.8|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 115
| Nellis / Stephanie
| Craig & N Las Vegas Blvd (N) || Stephanie & Horizon Ridge (S)
| Nellis and Stephanie
| style="text-align:left;" | 24-hr service north of Tropicana
|{{convert|18|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 117
| Las Vegas Blvd. S. / Silverado Ranch
| SSTT (N/W) || Eastern & Serene (S/E)
| Las Vegas Blvd (N/S) & Silverado Ranch (E/W)
| style="text-align:left;" | Many N/W-bound routes continue as 217 (fewer as 104 or 122)
|{{convert|9|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 119
| Simmons / Koval
| Elkhorn & Aliante Pkwy (N) || Reno & Las Vegas Blvd (S)
| Simmons, Rancho Tonopah, Sammy Davis Jr, and Koval
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|16.1|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 120
| Fort Apache / Rampart
| Durango/Rampart & Cheyenne (N) || rowspan="2" | Durango & Blue Diamond (S)
| Rampart and Fort Apache
| style="text-align:left;" | Most southbound routes continue as 121
|{{convert|15.4|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 121
| Durango / Buffalo
| Buffalo & Cheyenne (N)
| Buffalo and Durango
| style="text-align:left;" | Most southbound routes continue as 120
|{{convert|15.1|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fdd;" | 122
| S. Maryland Pkwy / W. Henderson
| SSTT (N) || Las Vegas Blvd & Volunteer (S)
| Paradise, Maryland Parkway, and St. Rose Parkway
| style="text-align:left;" | Most weekend/holiday northbound routes continue as 217. Others continue as 104, 109, or 117.
|{{convert|11.8|mi|km}}
|-
! data-sort-value="zzz" | Route !! data-sort-value="zzz" | Name !! colspan=2 data-sort-value="zzz" | Termini{{efn |name=terminals}} !! data-sort-value="zzz" | via !! class="unsortable" | Notes / Refs. !! Length
|-
| colspan=7 style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | '''200s''': Local (Residential) Routes, East/West
|-
!rowspan="2" style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 201
|rowspan="2"| Tropicana
|rowspan="2"| Tropicana & Fort Apache (W) ||rowspan="2"| Andover (E)
|rowspan="2"|Tropicana
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Split as 201A/201B; 201A runs along Tropicana, while 201B has western loop on Russell<br/>24-hr service (201A only)
|{{convert|15.9|mi|km}} 201A
|-
|{{convert|20|mi|km}} 201B
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 202
| Flamingo
| Grand Canyon & Rochelle (W) || Harmon & Boulder Hwy (E)
| Flamingo
| style="text-align:left;" | 24-hr service
|{{convert|15.3|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 203
| Spring Mountain / Desert Inn / Lamb
| Town Center & Twain (W/S) || Lamb & Craig (E/N)
| Desert Inn, Spring Mountain, and Lamb
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|23.8|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 206
| Charleston
| Pavilion Ctr & Summerlin Ctr (W) || Charleston & Sloan (E)
| Charleston and BTC
| style="text-align:left;" | Split as Blue and Gold; Blue runs abbreviated route between Rainbow and Nellis while Gold runs whole route, making limited stops between Rainbow and Nellis (currently suspended)<br/>24-hr service
|{{convert|17.5|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 207
| Alta / Stewart
| Alta & Rampart (W) || Stewart & Nellis (E)
| Alta and Meadows
| style="text-align:left;" | Most westbound routes continue as 209
|{{convert|15.8|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 208
| Washington
| WTC (W) || Bonanza & Nellis (E)
| Washington and BTC
| style="text-align:left;" | Some eastbound routes continue as 215
|{{convert|17|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 209
| Vegas / Owens
| Alta & Rampart (W) || Owens & Nellis (E)
| Vegas Drive
| style="text-align:left;" | Most westbound routes continue as 207
|{{convert|14.2|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 210
| Lake Mead Blvd.
| Town Center & Covington (W) || Lake Mead & Radwich (E)
| Town Center and Lake Mead Blvd
| style="text-align:left;" | 24-hr service
|{{convert|17.4|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 212
| Sunset
| Fort Apache & Sunset (W) || Lake Mead & Center (E)
| Sunset, Warm Springs, and SSTT
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|27.5|mi|km}}
|-
!rowspan="2" style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 214
|rowspan="2"| H Street / D Street
|rowspan="2" colspan=2 | BTC
|rowspan="2"| Main, D / H Streets
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Loop service split as East (H St) and West (D St)
|{{convert|12.2|mi|km}} 214E
|-
|{{convert|10.1|mi|km}} 214W
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 215
| Bonanza
| BTC (W) || Nellis & Bonanza (E)
| Bonanza
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|6.2|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 217
| Warm Springs / Lake Mead Pkwy.
| Dean Martin / Silverton (W) || Boulder Hwy & Palo Verde (E)
| Warm Springs, Lake Mead Pkwy, and SSTT
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|18.8|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 218
| Cheyenne
| Cheyenne & Hualapai (W) || Cheyenne & Nellis (E)
| Cheyenne
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|15.4|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 219
| Craig
| Lone Mtn & Rancho (W) || Craig & Las Vegas Blvd (E)
| Craig
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|11.4|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 220
| Ann / Tropical
| Skye Canyon Park & Grand Canyon (W) || Centennial & Hollywood (E)
| Deer Springs, Ann, and Tropical
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|22.3|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#fed;" | 221
| Cactus / Horizon Ridge / Boulder City
| Durango & Blue Diamond (W) || Utah & Northridge (E)
| Blue Diamond, Cactus, Carnegie, Horizon Ridge, and Boulder City
| style="text-align:left;" |
|{{convert|40.3|mi|km}}
|-
! data-sort-value="zzz" | Route !! data-sort-value="zzz" | Name !! colspan=2 data-sort-value="zzz" | Termini{{efn |name=terminals}} !! data-sort-value="zzz" | via !! class="unsortable" | Notes / Refs. !! Length
|-
| colspan=7 style="font-size:125%;background:#ffd;" | '''300s''': "The Deuce" Strip Corridor Routes
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#ffd;" | Deuce
| Deuce on The Strip
| Fremont Street Experience (N) || SSTT (S)
| Las Vegas Blvd and BTC
| style="text-align:left;" | 24-hr service
|{{convert|9.2|mi|km}}
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#ffd;" | DTL
| Downtown Loop
| colspan=2 | BTC
| Symphony Park, LV North Premium Outlet, City Hall, Fremont Street Experience, Mob Museum, Arts District, The Strat
| style="text-align:left;" | Free shuttle, operating primarily in the afternoons
<nowiki>*</nowiki>owned and operated by the City of Las Vegas, not RTCSNV
|{{convert|8.1|mi|km}}
|-
! data-sort-value="zzz" | Route !! data-sort-value="zzz" | Name !! colspan=2 data-sort-value="zzz" | Termini{{efn |name=terminals}} !! data-sort-value="zzz" | via !! class="unsortable" | Notes / Refs. !! Length
|-
| colspan=7 style="font-size:125%;background:#dfd;" | '''400s''': Regular Shuttle Routes
|-
! style="font-size:125%;background:#dfd;" | 401
| N. Outlets / Symphony Park
| colspan=2 | BTC
| Grand Central and Main
| style="text-align:left;" | Service to Symphony Park, LV North Premium Outlet, Fremont Street Experience
|{{convert|3|mi|km}}
|-
! data-sort-value="zzz" | Route !! data-sort-value="zzz" | Name !! colspan=2 data-sort-value="zzz" | Termini{{efn |name=terminals}} !! data-sort-value="zzz" | via !! class="unsortable" | Notes / Refs. !! Length
|-
| colspan=7 style="font-size:125%;background:#afe;" | '''500s''': Express routes
|-
!rowspan="2" style="font-size:125%;background:#afe; | BHX
|rowspan="2"| Boulder Highway Express
|rowspan="2"| BTC (N)
|[[College of Southern Nevada|CSN Henderson]] (S)
|rowspan="2"|[[Fremont Street]] ([[Boulder Highway]])
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Split as BHX-A/BHX-B; BHX-A runs on Water and serves CSN, BHX-B serves NSC<br/>24-hr service north of Horizon (BHX-A only)
|{{convert|18.4|mi|km}} BHX-A
|-
|[[Nevada State College]] (S)
|{{convert|20.8|mi|km}} BHX-B
|-
!style="font-size:125%;background:#afe; | CX
| Centennial Express
| Skye Canyon Park & Grand Canyon (N)
| [[Reid Airport]] (Terminal 3) (S)
| CHTC, [[Oran K. Gragson Freeway]], BTC, [[Las Vegas Freeway]], Flamingo Road, Maryland Parkway
|
|{{convert|31.3|mi|km}}
|-
!style="font-size:125%;background:#afe; | DVX
| Downtown & Veterans Medical Center Express
| BTC (S)
| [[VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System]] (N)
| Las Vegas Freeway, Losee Road
|
|{{convert|12.8|mi|km}}
|-
!rowspan="2" style="font-size:125%;background:#afe; | SX
|rowspan="2"|Sahara Express
|rowspan="2"|Pavilion Ctr & Summerlin Ctr (W) 
|Nellis & Desert Inn (E)
|rowspan="2"|[[Sahara Avenue]]
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Split into SX-A/SX-B; SX-B runs on Vegas Valley<br/>24-hr service west of Nellis (signed as SX-B eastbound and SX-A westbound)
|{{convert|16.6|mi|km}}
|-
|Vegas Valley & Hollywood (E)
|{{convert|18.2|mi|km}}
|-
|}

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=== RTC Paratransit ===
Even though all buses in the system have wheelchair lifts, RTC operates '''RTC Paratransit''' for people who have difficulty in accessing the regular transit system. By-appointment-only paratransit is a door-to-door service. RTC also maintains an open charge account with a local taxicab company to service paratransit ridership when unforeseen delays occur, frequently caused by traffic congestion.