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Friday, July 30, 2010
By 2030, Proposed Nevada-Arizona Interstate 11 And Ivanpah Airport Would Work Well Together
By Robert L. Candiotti
By 2030, the Nevada-Arizona Interstate 11 (which could include a high-speed rail aspect), Ivanpah Valley Airport at
the I-15 Nevada-California border, and a 300-mph Maglev train between Las Vegas and coastal California would provide useful
and ultra-modern transportation aspects that could work in tandem for the region until possibly the year 2100.
In this blog, the focus is on what could be the beneficial relationship between Ivanpah Airport and Interstate 11.
The proposed Ivanpah Valley Airport, located 30 miles south of Las Vegas, would not only be a long-haul international facility
accommodating many millions of passengers annually, but it also would be a significant inbound and outbound heavy aircraft
cargo airport.
Ivanpah Airport cargo movements would work very well in connection with the proposed
Interstate 11 that would run from Las Vegas to Phoenix, and beyond to Mexico.
International cargo would be a big
part of Ivanpah Airport's operations, and the existence of a multi-modal Interstate 11 would allow for easy and successful inbound
and outbound international cargo transportation between Ivanpah and both Phoenix and Mexico.
In reality, though,
the time when this all can come together is most likely about 20 years into the future.
6:44 pm pdt
Friday, July 16, 2010
Me And Frank Gehry Think Alike: We Both Are Weary And Wary Of Blah, Blah, Blah, Bland
By Robert L. Candiotti
On March 22, 2010, in the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, I read an article about architect Frank Gehry by
Ken Ritter of the Associated Press, with the headline "Unique building pleases its creator."
In the piece,
Gehry talks about Las Vegas' newly completed Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which he designed.
Truth is, I have been captivated by Gehry's architectural creation of Lou Ruvo Center for years, starting when I initially
saw the Frank Gehry Designs of the building on display at the Las Vegas Art Museum from December 13, 2006
to March 25, 2007.
From the very beginning, I was interested in Gehry's concept of the Lou Ruvo Center For Brain
Health. Now, it is impressively completed.
Having viewed the finished building in Downtown Las Vegas himself, Gehry
seems to like his creation a lot. He says, after the first time seeing it, "It took my breath away."
He
adds, "It's not just blah, blah, blah, bland."
This is good. To me, human creations that are
truly interesting and exciting are rare.
Obviously, not many people are as creative and daring as Frank Gehry.
I normally see blah, blah, blah, bland everywhere. But I certainly do not see it at the new Lou Ruvo Center.
This causes me to think about Ivanpah Valley Airport. It concerns me that Ivanpah Airport development is reportedly
being suspended by the Clark County, Nevada, Aviation Department.
Is Las Vegas' transportation infrastructure destined
for mediocrity?
I do not want to see blah, blah, blah, bland as the guiding force behind Las Vegas' long-term
future of air and ground transportation.
4:57 pm pdt
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Aside From Accommodating A380, Ivanpah Could Offer Runway For Boeing 747-8 And 787
By Robert L. Candiotti
The proposed supplemental Ivanpah Valley Airport - which would be created about 30 miles south of Las Vegas' McCarran International
Airport - could offer new airport facilities for Boeing's upcoming 747-8 (longer than the 747-400) and the 787 Dreamliner
(also with a stretched fuselage).
Because of the jetliner's size and requirements, the Airbus A380 will only be
able to land in Southern Nevada at the proposed Ivanpah Airport.
Though delayed in development and certification,
both the 747-8 and 787-8 are said to be getting closer to commercial launch. It would seem these new Boeing jets will benefit
from Ivanpah Airport, too.
Even the 787-9, with extended fuselage, is said to be in design completion for
deliveries to begin in 2013.
The Airbus A380, Boeing 747-8, 787-8 and 787-9 - though in various states of commercial
aviation - are all advancing.
What lately is not advancing is Ivanpah Valley Airport.
Clark County,
Nevada, Aviation Department has recently publicized postponement of the of creation of Ivanpah Valley Airport. To me, this
is assuring Southern Nevada's long-term weakening in the essential realm of global, as well as domestic, connectivity.
7:28 am pdt
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Spending Third Anniversary Of IvanpahValley.com At Sahara West Library, Las Vegas, Nevada
By Robert L. Candiotti
Today, July 7, 2010, is the third anniversary of IvanpahValley.com, the mother-ship website of Ivanpah Airport News.
I am at Sahara West Library.
Sahara West Library actually came way before IvanpahValley.com.
Discovered
almost exactly 12 years ago on the first day I explored Las Vegas after moving here from high in the San Bernardino Mountains,
Sahara West Library on the far-western end of Sahara Avenue has been a place of solace, sanctuary and center of
sophistication in Southern Nevada.
If ever built, Ivanpah Valley Airport will be about 40 miles south of the
Sahara West Library. Yet, the library is where I find myself on IvanpahValley.com's third anniversary.
Right now,
I am on the second floor of the library in one of those single occupant reading rooms with an abundance of sunshine coming
through several somewhat artsy rectangular windows of various sizes.
Being at my local library was not how I pictured
myself celebrating the third anniversary of IvanpahValley.com.
More likely, I thought I would be in the
bar at California Hotel and Casino right by Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. There is always so much honest
warmth at Downtown Las Vegas' California Hotel.
With a double shot of Canadian whiskey straight up in a plastic
cup, the upstairs bar at California Hotel is always a good place to reflect on the past, and to toast the future.
To me, California Hotel is a surprisingly spiritual place. Writer Carlos Castaneda received instructions from shaman
Don Juan. At California Hotel, I experience nonordinary reality with the mystical vacationers from Hawaii. The upstairs bar
there always is an elevating place.
Yet, many miles west of Downtown's California Hotel, sitting at Sahara West
Library on the third anniversary of IvanpahValley.com does make sense. Sahara West Library was certainly one of the strongest
influences that led me to launch the website on 7/7/07.
As I say on the Background Info page of IvanpahValley.com,
"I started to read pretty much everything about Ivanpah Airport and Ivanpah Valley that I could find on the Internet.
That led me to the public library."
This library - Sahara West Library - is that library.
So,
it is interesting to me that I am sitting in the library where IvanpahValley.com began.
I admit, general interest
in Ivanpah Valley Airport has diminished lately.
Truthfully, I am not sure where IvanpahValley.com and Ivanpah
Airport itself will be going in the future.
In any case, though, with this blog, I am noting the third anniversary
of IvanpahValley.com.
5:57 pm pdt
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