Just depends on whose backyard. Haven't the casinos blocked certain possibly beneficial transport projects for long time now?

You’re thinking of the taxi industry which is the primary reason the monorail doesn’t go to the airport

sort of? vegas and the surrounding areas are totally inundated with gated communities, I bet you'd get a LOT of nimbyism in those areas.

As far as the strip itself goes , well that's controlled by the corporate casino post-mafia folks. I think most of that stuff gets negotiated in backrooms.