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0:00Why have gas prices been all over the

0:01place? And at what price per gallon is

0:03it no longer affordable to drive to

0:05work? I'm Stephanie Valdez, a news

0:07creator that covers issues impacting

0:08Nevada. I'm partnering with Vox on their

0:10first ever creator collaboration to

0:12bring important local stories to a

0:14national audience. The ongoing war in

0:16Iran is fueling rising gas prices. AAA's

0:19latest numbers show the national average

0:20is 432 per gallon. So, some folks are

0:22using other modes of transportation to

0:24save money. But what if you don't live

0:26in a walkable city? What if there's no

0:28mass transit? What if the bus is your

0:30only alternative and it's over 100°

0:33outside? Take my city for example. In

0:35Las Vegas, average gas prices for

0:37regular are currently 515 a gallon and

0:39I've seen as high as 570. Few

0:42neighborhoods here are considered

0:43walkable. And since Vegas doesn't have

0:45mass transit for locals, mostly tourists

0:47use the Montreal. Some take the bus

0:49instead of driving to work. The Regional

0:51Transportation Commission of Southern

0:52Nevada says of its 3,700 active bus

0:55stops, less than half of them have

0:58shelters. Now, factor in the heat. The

1:00National Weather Service reported the

1:02summer of 2024 was Vegas's hottest ever

1:05on record with 112 days of temps at or

1:08above 100°. July 7th that year, temps

1:11reached 120, breaking the all-time

1:13record. Recently, at the RTC's Extreme

1:15Heat Summit, they featured a bus stop

1:17simulator that showed temps can reach up

1:20to 122 degrees. That's because certain

1:23parts of Vegas are literal hot spots.

1:25Less plants and shade trees and more

1:27concrete and asphalt create an urban

1:30heat island effect. Some may say it's a

1:32dry heat, but it's actually dangerous.

1:34In 2024, the Southern Nevada Health

1:36Department reported 3,548

1:40heat related emergency department

1:42visits. And the Clark County Coroner

1:44investigated 527 heat related deaths.

1:47So, if it's too expensive to drive to

1:49work, can't walk or take mass transit,

1:51and it's too hot to ride the bus, what

1:53are people in Las Vegas supposed to do?

1:55Most cities in the US don't have that

1:57unique trifecta, but many are still

1:59facing gas prices above five or even $6

2:02a gallon. And until prices fall,

2:03Americans may need to get creative with

2:05their commute to save money. Carpool,

2:07scooter, or bike share, or work remotely

2:09one day a week. What alternatives have

2:11helped you save money at the pump

2:12lately?