03.02 - Transportation Program

There is broad consensus that to meet the growing travel demand the Tahoe Region needs a transportation system transformation. Improvements are needed to help people travel to, from, and around the Tahoe regional more efficiently. In the next 10 years, the EIP partnership will implement bold solutions to traffic problems and continue to shift an auto-dominated transportation system to a system that integrates many modes and travel options. EIP partners will close critical gaps to implement a systematic, coordinated transportation system that connects people to town centers and recreation destinations.

In 2017, the states of California and Nevada convened a Bi-State Consultation on Transportation to work with public and private partners on ways to accelerate transportation improvements at Lake Tahoe. The consultation created a 10-year Transportation Action Plan that identifies top-priority projects, services, and fair-share funding commitments from federal, state, local, and private sector partners. Achieving the action plan will strengthen transit services to double ridership, build 32 miles of bike and pedestrian paths to link residential, commercial, and recreation areas, and deploy new technologies to put real-time travel and parking information at people’s fingertips.