Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. First installed in the 1990s, the pedestrian overpass has become commonplace along the Las Vegas Strip. Here, tourists ride an escalator near the Cromwell Las Vegas hotel and casino.

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. First installed in the 1990s, the pedestrian overpass has become commonplace along the Las Vegas Strip. Here, tourists ride an escalator near the Cromwell Las Vegas hotel and casino.

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. First installed in the 1990s, the pedestrian overpass has become commonplace along the Las Vegas Strip. Here, a tourist rides an escalator near Caesar's Palace hotel and casino as cars await the light at Flamingo Road.

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. Although pedestrian overpasses provide a safe way to cross the Strip, the many entrances and exits from casinos have created the need for crosswalks that delay traffic along the tourist corridor. Getting people to use the overpasses has required installation of fencing in some areas, like this one outside of the Cromwell Las Vegas hotel and casino at Flamingo Raod.

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. This busy stretch near Bally's hotel and casino is an example of how fencing and traditional sidewalks move tourists while keeping automobile traffic flowing.

Visual clutter on the Las Vegas strip is evident as signs, water displays, buildings, and people compete for attention. Here the right turn lanes from eastbound Flamingo Road to southbound Las Vegas Boulevard illustrate the distraction facing drivers.

Mega resorts like Paris Las Vegas often compete for customer attention with a variety of businesses. In this case a CVS Pharmacy and drug store shares a sidewalk.