Tahoe City serves as a main gateway to Lake Tahoe’s north and west shores. The area is also known for congested seasonal traffic. This project will address traffic congestion and safety concerns along Highway 89 and in the area of the “Wye” and Fanny Bridge. Doing so will meet a number of objectives: Realigning SR…

Dollar Creek Bike Path is a 2.2 mile section of the Lake Tahoe Bikeway that will one day circumnavigate the entire Lake. This section expands the trail that currently leads from Tahoe City up to Dollar Hill. Now complete, there is more than 30 miles of contiguous Class 1 bike path from Meeks Bay to…

Speedboat Beach is a small neighborhood beach with beautiful large boulder formations and crystal-clear blue water. TOT funded improvements include a new permanent restroom to replace existing portable restrooms and reconstruction of the wooden staircase that provides access to the beach from Harbor Avenue. The wooden stairs were replaced with a heavy-duty, rustic steel stairway…

North Lake Tahoe residents and visitors now have a new microtransit rideshare service available through Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit called TART Connect. The Placer County Board of Supervisors authorized spending $465,000 to implement this new service as a pilot program through summer 2021. The microtransit program is one of the many efforts being taken…

Free public transit became a reality in North Lake Tahoe, last summer, thanks to TOT funds. The free transit system has multiple benefits for the North Lake Tahoe region’s economy and environment, such as improving mobility, air quality, and access to jobs, as well as serving as a key amenity expected by visitors seeking a…

The SNOW Sports Museum, dedicated to memorializing the heritage of the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and the legacy of alpine and Nordic sports in the Lake Tahoe area, was recently approved for more TOT  funding by our Capital Projects Advisory Committee. The Sierra Nevada Olympic and Winter Sports Museum is a proposed 16,000-square-foot…

In order to address congestion concerns in Tahoe City and Kings Beach, the county launched a town center crossing guard pilot program, funded by TOT dollars. The program reduces the flow of pedestrians to improve traffic and reduce delays on roadways during summer months.

The “ESTRELLA,” installation is located in Kings Beach at the roundabout intersection of state Route 28 and  Beach Street. The project is funded with transient occupancy tax revenue collected in unincorporated eastern Placer County as well as private donations made through Tahoe Public Art. Annual funding of $10,000 for future maintenance will be set aside…

Connecting the Town of Truckee with the Martis Valley and Northstar community, the multipurpose Martis Valley Trail is a key link in the larger regional trail network throughout the North Lake Tahoe area.