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Reader Poll Replies:
* I hope the expansion goes better than the original
construction which had numerous delays. I guess I am for it if
they get their act together and do not make a mess of the streets during
construction. Harry S. TN
* The monorail price can't
exceed the cab fare for 2 people to the destination. No more than $4.
per person per ride or $8 round trip.
Yes, I used to ride it when it was $3 per ride and you could get all day
passes for a discount. I don't think they currently have enough
trains to make the distance from the airport to your hotel in a
reasonable amount of time, so I wouldn't take it from the airport
because the wait between trains would be too long. The monorail
has been losing money and they need to make it profitable first by
marketing it better to tourists and reducing the current fares to get
people to ride it more often. The competition from the new Duce busses
shows that it can be done for $2 right on the strip, so why would you
walk to very the back of the casino's only to have to pay $5. For two
people you can get almost anywhere on the strip for a $10 cab ride and
it takes you right to the front door. Bill Randen
* The Monorail should be
expanded to go to and from the airport to the strip and down to Fremont
street. This will help eliminate traffic congestion on the Strip and
reassure visitors that they are not being ripped-off by taxi drivers. A
fair price $2.50 one way, all day pass $7.50. Candy Quiles
Cleveland, OH
* I'd say first like 3
to 5 dollars is a fair price. second I have rode the rail and found it
to be slow. I also noticed there was no wheelchairs for those who may
need a ride to the rail itself. third, if they work it out and you
happen to be staying at a hotel that is serviced by the monorail yes I
would take it, rather than a cab or the shuttle and if the expansion
services several strip hotels I would not even need a rental car.
Ralph Hamden, Hamden, CT
* I think a good price
for the monorail would be $5 from the airport. There are waits for the
shuttle and sometimes they are not even available. However, I think the
monorail should run 24/7. I ride the monorail quite often when I visit
Vegas and think it is the fastest and coolest way of travel from casino
to casino. As long as there is easy access to it from the airport and if
you travel light, it would be the way to go. Maybe the fare could be
adjusted by the distance traveled. R. Dyke St. John's, Nl
Canada
* I have ridden the Monorail
- both last year and this. I think the price hike this year was an
outrageous % increase. Still, it is much faster than Deuce or Trolley.
Shuttle from airport is now $5.50. I'd take Monorail if it ran 24
hours/day at same intervals as now. Beats waiting 1+ hour for shuttle
from airport, but even shared ticket rates are outrageous as they now
stand. Would not take if they went up again. L A Graham
Boston, MA
* Haven't ridden since we
usually rent a car, but if it became available from the airport, we'd
certainly consider it as an option. Cost: $1 between casino stops, $2
to/from MGM and the airport. Jeff Frank Plymouth, MI
* $2.00 is a fair price. The
current price is too high since I can get a cab for door to door service
if I am traveling with a companion for about the same price. I have
ridden the Monorail. I would ride the Monorail from the airport if I was
staying at a hotel it stops at or is very close to a stop. Debra
Brillhart-Grzybowski Buffalo, NY
* Have been to Vegas twice
and have used the Monorail. Would love to see the monorail go to the
airport for trans, to hotels on strip. Tired of rip off taxi's taking
the long way around to hotels just to charger more money to Me and all
others are getting ripped. For 1st timers You would get a good view of
Vegas & some of its layout from the Monorail to get your barrings. A
$2.00 trip form airport would be good. And the Monorail would have full
trips. Or have a day pass like the buses $5.00 Gordon Spraker
Dunnellon, fl
* I have ridden the monorail
once during my visits to Las Vegas. It seemed a little expensive (used
to riding the El in Chicago for a couple of bucks) and not very
convenient since most of the casinos are a long distance from the stops.
I would hate to have to drag my luggage from the monorail stop to the
hotel if I caught it at the airport. It also doesn't do a thing for you
if you use the casinos on the west side of the strip. All in all, I
think it needs some more thought. Richard Pinter
Schaumburg, IL
* RT a price of $12.00 is
fair considering the price of taxis and limos, good idea and would be
convenient for vacationers on long weekends, no need to rent a car
especially with the new taxes added to renting. Janet Baumann
Chicago, IL
* I love the monorail.
We preferred it to the Duece when applicable. An all day ticket would be
better perhaps 10/day. Three dollars round trip. We would definitely
ride it. diane au merritt island, florida
* $3.00 one way.
Yes I've ridden the monorail. I would use it from the airport.
lucy topanga, ca
* I certainly would
ride the Monorail to my hotel. I ride it frequently in Seattle and enjoy
the boarding process, the lack of being in traffic tie-ups, and the cost
of the ride. Frances Moses Auburn, WA
* I feel that the Monorail
must be priced to be competitive with the other forms of
transportation--the monorail is too expensive perhaps a better price
would be $2.50 per trip. I have not ridden the monorail because it is
too expensive and so what out of the way for many events I want to
attend. Yes I would ride the monorail from the airport to a casino
because it probably would be faster and more comfortable -I would
encourage the extension and it will benefit Las Vegas. W John
des plaines, il
* Fair price? $3.00 round trip.
Have ridden only once and was pleasantly surprised. Ride monorail
from airport to hotel? Only if someone volunteers to carry my luggage.
Joanne Kammer Lansdowne, PA
* ya would ride. jim
erie
* A fair price would be
$12.00 return per person from the airport.
I have ridden other monorails and find them to be satisfactory. I would
ride the monorail provided there is adequate security and assistance
available for older folk. Lynne Trachtenberg Winnipeg
Canada
* I have ridden the Monorail,
purchased a full day $15.00, think price is too steep. If luggage is too
bulky for air passengers, then no to the Airport. I would like to see
shuttles at each stop for people who can not walk the distance to all
Casinos. It is misleading to tell passengers that they are in close
proximity to these Casino when in fact they have quite a walk ahead of
them. I would like to see the Monorail with a real Fremont station,
instead of another costly bus ride. Gayle McKilligan Edmonton,
AB Canada
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