Editing Nevada (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:Nevada 28.svg|thumb|upright|State route shield]]
[[File:U.S. Route 50 - Loneliest Road.jpg|thumb|upright|[[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|U.S. Route{{spaces}}50]], also known as "The Loneliest Road in America"]]
[[Amtrak]]'s ''[[California Zephyr]]'' train uses the Union Pacific's original [[transcontinental railroad]] line in daily service from Chicago to [[Emeryville, California]], serving [[Elko, Nevada|Elko]], [[Winnemucca, Nevada|Winnemucca]], and Reno. Las Vegas has had no passenger train service since Amtrak's [[Desert Wind]] was discontinued in 1997. [[Amtrak Thruway]] buses provide connecting service from Las Vegas to trains at [[Needles, California]], Los Angeles, and [[Bakersfield, California]]; and from [[Stateline, Nevada]], to [[Sacramento, California]]. There have been a number of proposals to re-introduce service to either [[Los Angeles]] or [[Southern California]] with the privately run [[Brightline West]] having begun construction in 2024.

The [[Union Pacific Railroad]] has some railroads in the north and south of Nevada. [[Greyhound Lines]] provide some bus service to the state.

[[Interstate 15 in Nevada|Interstate 15]] (I-15) passes through the southern tip of the state, serving Las Vegas and other communities. [[Interstate 215 (Nevada)|I-215]] and [[Interstate 515|I-515]] also serve the Las Vegas metropolitan area. [[Interstate 80 in Nevada|I-80]] crosses through the northern part of Nevada, roughly following the path of the Humboldt River from Utah in the east and the Truckee River westward through Reno into California. It has a spur route, [[Interstate 580 (Nevada)|I-580]]. Nevada also is served by several U.S. highways: [[U.S. Route 6 in Nevada|US{{spaces}}6]], [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|US{{spaces}}50]], [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|US{{spaces}}93]], [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|US{{spaces}}95]] and [[U.S. Route 395 in Nevada|US{{spaces}}395]]. There are also 189 [[List of state routes in Nevada|Nevada state routes]]. Many of Nevada's counties have a system of county routes as well, though many are not signed or paved in rural areas. Nevada is one of a few states in the U.S. that do not have a continuous [[interstate highway]] linking its two major population centers{{snd}}the road connection between the Las Vegas and Reno areas is a combination of several different Interstate and U.S. highways. The [[Interstate&nbsp;11]] proposed routing may eventually remedy this.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pictures of Highway Shields: Nevada!| isbn=9781411663183 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dK4sFmxUJasC&q=Nevada+interstate+15 | last1=Rogers | first1=Carl | date=September 2005 | publisher=Lulu.com }}</ref>

The state is one of just a few in the country to allow [[semi-trailer truck]]s with three trailers{{snd}}what might be called a "[[road train]]" in Australia. But American versions are usually smaller, in part because they must ascend and descend some fairly steep mountain passes.

[[RTC Transit]] is the public transit system in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The agency is the largest transit agency in the state and operates a network of bus service across the [[Las Vegas Valley]], including the use of [[The Deuce (transit bus service)|The Deuce]], [[double-decker bus]]es, on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] and several outlying routes. RTC RIDE operates a system of local transit bus service throughout the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area. Other transit systems in the state include Carson City's JAC. Most other counties in the state do not have public transportation at all.

Additionally, a {{convert|4|mi|km|adj=on}} [[monorail]] system provides public transportation in the Las Vegas area. The [[Las Vegas Monorail]] line services several casino properties and the [[Las Vegas Convention Center]] on the east side of the Las Vegas Strip, running near Paradise Road, with a possible future extension to [[Harry Reid International Airport]]. Several hotels also run their own monorail lines between each other, which are typically several blocks in length.

Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas is the busiest airport serving Nevada. The [[Reno-Tahoe International Airport]] (formerly known as the Reno Cannon International Airport) is the other major airport in the state.

===Energy===
{{See also|List of power stations in Nevada}}
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Nevada has had a thriving [[Solar power in Nevada|solar energy sector]]. An independent study in 2013 concluded that solar users created a $36{{spaces}}million net benefit. However, in December 2015, the Public Utility Commission let the state's only power company, [[NV Energy]], charge higher rates and fees to solar panel users, leading to an immediate collapse of rooftop solar panel use.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hernandez|first=Dan|date=2016-01-13|title=Nevada solar industry collapses after state lets power company raise fees|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/13/solar-panel-energy-power-company-nevada|access-date=2023-03-17|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In December 1987, Congress amended the Nuclear Waste Policy Act to designate [[Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository]] as the only site to be characterized as a permanent repository for all of the nation's [[highly radioactive waste]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Congress works to revive long-delayed plan to store nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/03/yucca-mountain-congress-works-revive-dormant-nuclear-waste-dump/664153002/ |work=USA Today |date=June 3, 2018 |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190801201959/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/03/yucca-mountain-congress-works-revive-dormant-nuclear-waste-dump/664153002/ |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Affordable housing ===
In 2018, the [[National Low Income Housing Coalition]] calculated the discrepancy between available affordable housing units and renters who earn below the poverty line. In Nevada, only 15 affordable rental homes are available per 100 extremely low income (ELI) households.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Sarah|last=Holder|date=March 13, 2018|title=For Low-Income Renters, the Affordable Housing Gap Persists|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-13/low-income-renters-find-stubborn-affordable-housing-gap|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Bloomberg |archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131061635/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-13/low-income-renters-find-stubborn-affordable-housing-gap|url-status=live}}</ref> The shortage extended to a deficit in supply of 71,358 affordable rental homes. This was the largest discrepancy of any state. The most notable catalyst for this shortage was the [[Great Recession]] and housing crisis of 2007 and 2008. Since then, housing prices have increased while demand has increased, and supply has struggled to match the increase in demand. In addition, low-income service workers were slowly being pushed out by an influx of tech professionals. In Nevada there is essentially a standard of six-figure income to affordably rent a [[Single-family detached home|single-family home]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Can Nevadans afford Nevada? A look at the state's housing, rental markets|url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/can-nevadans-afford-nevada-a-look-at-the-states-housing-rental-markets/article_d61dde1e-e5e6-11eb-862f-d7fbc7e268b7.html|access-date=2021-12-06|website=FOX5 Las Vegas|language=en|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206040343/https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/can-nevadans-afford-nevada-a-look-at-the-states-housing-rental-markets/article_d61dde1e-e5e6-11eb-862f-d7fbc7e268b7.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Considering the [[List of U.S. states and territories by median wage and mean wage|average salary]] in Nevada, $54,842 per year, this standard is on average, unaffordable.<ref>{{Cite web|title=American Community Survey (ACS)|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Census.gov|archive-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205011314/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs|url-status=live}}</ref> The disproportionate cost of housing compared to average salary has led to 112,872 renters to be paying more than half of their yearly income towards housing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Affordable Housing - Nevada HAND {{!}} Affordable Housing {{!}} Las Vegas|url=https://nevadahand.org/our-mission-affordable-housing/affordable-housing/|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Nevada HAND|language=en-US|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206040348/https://nevadahand.org/our-mission-affordable-housing/affordable-housing/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The definition of an affordable home is "one that a household can obtain for [[Affordable housing|30 percent or less of its annual income]]". So, there is clearly a long way to go in order to close the gap between housing prices and relative income in the state. Renters are looking for solutions to still be able to live in the state in a way that their income can support. As a result, single adults are being forced to split rent with other renters or move residences to farther outside metro areas. One solution being offered is to increase the supply of higher income positions within the state to make things more affordable. However, this would require Nevadans to retrain in new jobs or careers.