By Mick Akers Las Vegas Review-Journal
If you pay attention to social media, it would appear the Las Vegas Valley transportation system is in dire straits with the seemingly constant gripes about high occupancy vehicle lanes, Project Neon-related delays and traffic signal timing.
But you might be surprised to learn that Nevada recently was named the top state when it comes to transportation.
Rankings published by U.S. News and World Report this month named Nevada the 37th best state overall, but the Silver State’s bright spot was being ranked first in transportation.
The transit rankings were derived by factoring in commute time, public transit usage and road and bridge quality.
Nevada’s best showing was in its bridge quality, where it ranked third, followed by 10th in public transit usage, 16th in road quality and 22nd in commute time.
