{"id":689,"date":"2019-01-15T16:16:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T00:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.rtcsnv.com\/news\/?p=689"},"modified":"2019-08-20T11:58:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T18:58:05","slug":"rtc-transit-to-operate-saturday-schedule-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day-jan-21-riders-should-plan-for-special-event-detours-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/rtc-transit-to-operate-saturday-schedule-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day-jan-21-riders-should-plan-for-special-event-detours-downtown\/","title":{"rendered":"RTC transit to operate Saturday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan. 21; riders should plan for special event detours downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>RTC transit to operate Saturday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan. 21; riders should plan for special event detours downtown<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><em>On Board community engagement bus to participate in annual parade<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=In%20observance%20of%20Martin%20Luther%20King%2C%20Jr.%20Day%2C%20%40RTCSNV%20will%20operate%20on%20a%20Saturday%20schedule%20with%20several%20%23dtlv%20detours%20surrounding%20the%20annual%20%23MLKDay%20parade%20on%201%2F21&amp;source=clicktotweet&amp;related=clicktotweet\">Click to Tweet:<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,\u00a0<u>@RTCSNV<\/u>\u00a0will operate on a Saturday schedule with several #dtlv detours surrounding the annual #MLKDay parade on 1\/21<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>To download video of RTC transit buses, click here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/regionaltransportation.sharefile.com\/d-s691a4ccc0214801a\">https:\/\/regionaltransportation.sharefile.com\/d-s691a4ccc0214801a<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>LAS VEGAS \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/\">The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC)<\/a>\u00a0will operate its fixed route system on a Saturday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 21.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, due to road closures for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade, several\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/ways-to-travel\/schedules-maps\/alerts-detours\/\">detours<\/a>\u00a0are planned in the downtown Las Vegas area from 5 a.m. until 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-26450 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-BUS-300x239.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-BUS-300x239.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27239%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20239%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27239%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-BUS-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-BUS-160x128.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-BUS-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-BUS-602x480.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-BUS-376x300.jpg 376w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Downtown routes affected by the parade include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Route 109, Maryland Parkway<\/li>\n<li>Route 113, Las Vegas Boulevard North<\/li>\n<li>Route 207, Alta\/Stewart<\/li>\n<li>Route 208, Washington<\/li>\n<li>Route 215, Bonanza<\/li>\n<li>Boulder Highway Express (BHX)<\/li>\n<li>Centennial Express (CX)<\/li>\n<li>Deuce on the Strip<\/li>\n<li>Downtown &amp; Veterans Medical Center Express (DVX)<\/li>\n<li>Henderson &amp; Downtown Express (HDX)<\/li>\n<li>Westcliff Airport Express (WAX)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Board, the RTC\u2019s community engagement bus that travels the valley to get feedback on the future mobility plan for Southern Nevada, is making another appearance at this year\u2019s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade. RTC contractor MV Transportation retrofitted the 40\u2019 retired bus to include workstations for the public to provide input and a children\u2019s play area.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26455\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-26455 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-IN-2018-DR.-MARTIN-LUTHER-KING-JR.-PARADE-300x225.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-IN-2018-DR.-MARTIN-LUTHER-KING-JR.-PARADE-300x225.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27225%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20225%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27225%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-IN-2018-DR.-MARTIN-LUTHER-KING-JR.-PARADE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-IN-2018-DR.-MARTIN-LUTHER-KING-JR.-PARADE-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-IN-2018-DR.-MARTIN-LUTHER-KING-JR.-PARADE-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/RTC-IN-2018-DR.-MARTIN-LUTHER-KING-JR.-PARADE.jpg 640w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26455\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-26455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transit staff, drivers, riders and supporters walked alongside the On Board bus holding \u201cI sit with Rosa Parks\u201d signs in the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>About the RTC<br \/>\n<\/strong>The RTC is the transit authority, transportation planning organization, regional traffic management agency and administrator of Southern Nevada Strong, the regional planning effort for the Las Vegas valley. The RTC\u2019s vision is to provide a safe, convenient and effective regional transportation system that enhances mobility and air quality for citizens and visitors. The RTC encourages residents and visitors to use a variety of transportation choices to help reduce traffic congestion, clean the air and improve the quality of life in Southern Nevada. For more information about the RTC and its major initiatives or to download its transit app rideRTC, visit\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/\">rtcsnv.com.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<div class=\"meta-download\"><b>Download PDF:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/RTC-transit-to-operate-Saturday-schedule-on-Martin-Luther-King-Jr.-Day-Jan.-21-riders-should-plan-for-special-event-detours-downtown.pdf\">RTC transit to operate Saturday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan. 21; riders should plan for special event detours downtown<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Board, the RTC\u2019s community engagement bus that travels the valley to get feedback on the future mobility plan for Southern Nevada, is making another appearance at this year\u2019s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}