‘They’re smarter than men’
The sun’s rays were a bit hazy, thinly veiled by the clouds in the sky, and the temperature hovered near 98 degrees.
It’s no wonder the woman sporting the bright red dress and a sun hat, walking the streets of the Riviera Mobile Home Community at dinnertime caught the attention of a resident.
“My mom told me never to say (who I voted for),” 75-year-old Roberta Dina shouted from behind the screen on her living-room window. “I didn’t vote for no Republican — I can tell you that.”
Chris Giunchigliani, a Democrat candidate for Nevada governor, had been looking for Barbara, a resident of the community whom she met about three years ago.
“Let her know I stopped by, would you do that?” Giunchigliani asked.
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Sunrise Hospital and the Boulevard Mall on Maryland Parkway, cutting west on Carson Avenue through downtown Las Vegas.
From there, the route would head south on Casino Center, near the Golden Nugget hotel-casino, to the Bonneville Transit Center, where it would veer west to go past the county administrative center, Las Vegas Premium Outlets North and on to a terminus near University Medical Center.
Supporters of the project said that high-density residential and commercial projects often spring up along light-rail routes, as seen in Phoenix, Denver, San Diego, Los Angeles and other cities across the country.
RTC officials said that the proposed line’s proximity to the airport, hospitals, a mall and other businesses would be ideal for Maryland Parkway, where more than 9,000 bus riders and 35,000 vehicles travel daily.
“I just became so converted to urban light rail with regard to opportunities for economic development
and redevelopment,” said Warren Hardy of the Associated Builders and Contractors, who served on the RTC advisory panel.
“It’s obviously more expensive to do, so I think we need to be mindful of that and we need to be deliberate when we talk about the advantages of this investment,” Hardy said. “I think, almost at the level of the stadium, it’s going to be a game-changer for our community.”
Contact Art Marroquin at amarroquin@reviewjournal.com or 702383-0336. Find @Amarroquin_lv on Twitter.