Since 1980, Tahoe Transportation District has led efforts to create more sustainable solutions to transit in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Let’s make this step count.

 

Once upon a time…

Transportation planners of the past brought forward an idea to put a bridge across the mouth of Emerald Bay and a four lane highway around Lake Tahoe to support development at the scale of San Francisco.

However, Tahoe communities banded together to create a vision of right-sized communities and manage development to protect our greatest natural resource, Lake Tahoe. The populations of the surrounding areas continue to increase and so does the demand on Lake Tahoe’s roadways.

Collaboration is King

In order to adopt a more sustainable vision and shift into proactive planning, dozens of agencies banded together, collaborating to ensure long-term solutions at the lake.

A broader vision was born, one that aimed to link the lake through multi-modal solutions including transit, trails, and other means that reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMTs) to and around the lake.

Charting the Course Ahead

Through a series of traffic studies, community needs assessments, predictive population-growth models, environmental reviews, and countless revisions and reviews, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency guided its partners to realize the Regional Transportation Plan, that included the Lake Tahoe Basin Transit Master Plan., the Active Transportation Plan, and other plans that support a sustainable transportation future.

A clear path forward for the region was established, with the collective goal of increasing reliance on public transit at the lake by 20%. One component of this is the inclusion of mobility hubs at key locations throughout Lake Tahoe including Incline Village.

 

Next Steps

The future Incline Village Mobility Hub is one of many hubs that will link transportation systems with land uses such as housing, businesses, services, and recreation areas to create seamless opportunities to travel by alternative modes. The mobility hubs are geared toward fostering safer roads and improved accessibility. Mobility hubs come in many shapes and sizes: There is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Tahoe Transportation District is beginning to engage the Incline Village community to better understand the concerns around safety and traffic. It will then work with the community to find meaningful solutions.

Solutions Unique to Incline

The Incline community has relayed concerns around parking, safe access to businesses, trails and beaches, visitation growth and traffic on its roads.

Over time, other community needs have also come to light, and in light of the agencies’ commitment to collaboration, Tahoe Transportation District is working to ensure all community needs are considered as it embarks on a project.

A Site for Many Uses

Public parks? A community center? Workforce housing? Wifi, bikeshare, charging stations?These are just a few of the ideas that have been brought forth.

Tahoe Transportation District is at the early stages of the needs assessment and is considering all possible locations for a hub and complimentary amenities.

The community is invited to inform the process every step of the way and to drive, long-term project goals in Incline Village.