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Higher gas prices hit different in Las Vegas
Higher gas prices hit different in Las Vegas
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Why have gas prices been all over the
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place? And at what price per gallon is
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it no longer affordable to drive to
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work? I'm Stephanie Valdez, a news
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creator that covers issues impacting
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Nevada. I'm partnering with Vox on their
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first ever creator collaboration to
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bring important local stories to a
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national audience. The ongoing war in
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Iran is fueling rising gas prices. AAA's
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latest numbers show the national average
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is 432 per gallon. So, some folks are
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using other modes of transportation to
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save money. But what if you don't live
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in a walkable city? What if there's no
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mass transit? What if the bus is your
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only alternative and it's over 100°
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outside? Take my city for example. In
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Las Vegas, average gas prices for
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regular are currently 515 a gallon and
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I've seen as high as 570. Few
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neighborhoods here are considered
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walkable. And since Vegas doesn't have
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mass transit for locals, mostly tourists
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use the Montreal. Some take the bus
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instead of driving to work. The Regional
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Transportation Commission of Southern
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Nevada says of its 3,700 active bus
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stops, less than half of them have
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shelters. Now, factor in the heat. The
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National Weather Service reported the
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summer of 2024 was Vegas's hottest ever
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on record with 112 days of temps at or
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above 100°. July 7th that year, temps
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reached 120, breaking the all-time
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record. Recently, at the RTC's Extreme
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Heat Summit, they featured a bus stop
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simulator that showed temps can reach up
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to 122 degrees. That's because certain
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parts of Vegas are literal hot spots.
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Less plants and shade trees and more
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concrete and asphalt create an urban
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heat island effect. Some may say it's a
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dry heat, but it's actually dangerous.
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In 2024, the Southern Nevada Health
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Department reported 3,548
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heat related emergency department
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visits. And the Clark County Coroner
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investigated 527 heat related deaths.
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So, if it's too expensive to drive to
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work, can't walk or take mass transit,
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and it's too hot to ride the bus, what
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are people in Las Vegas supposed to do?
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Most cities in the US don't have that
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unique trifecta, but many are still
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facing gas prices above five or even $6
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a gallon. And until prices fall,
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Americans may need to get creative with
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their commute to save money. Carpool,
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scooter, or bike share, or work remotely
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one day a week. What alternatives have
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helped you save money at the pump
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lately?
