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2023 Annual Report Released

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency presented its 2023 Annual Report to the Governing Board at its regular monthly meeting today. The agency made major strides last year in addressing many of the biggest challenges facing the Lake Tahoe Region. The vision of the...

TRPA Releases Draft Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

Public Participation Plan Also Available for Comment Lake Tahoe CA/NV – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is encouraging public review and feedback on key transportation plans that will improve Lake Tahoe’s bicycle and pedestrian system and encourage public...

TRPA Plans Vigorous Defense Of Affordable Housing Policies

Lake Tahoe CA/NV – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is planning a vigorous defense of a lawsuit filed last Friday against affordable and workforce housing policy changes adopted for the Lake Tahoe Region in December 2023, TRPA General Counsel John Marshall...

South Tahoe Students Explore Winter Science

Environmental Coalition Elevates Science Learning at Heavenly Mountain Resort   South Lake Tahoe, CA – Two hundred and seventy middle school students are delving into the realms of science, snowmaking, winter wildlife, and snow safety this week at Heavenly...

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Honored with Rosa Parks Award

Image: Lead staff on the Transportation Equity Study Victoria Ortiz (L) and Kira Richardson (R) accept the award on Wednesday at the WTS event in Sacramento, Calif.   Sacramento, Calif. – The Sacramento chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar International...

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Confronting Existential Threats with Modern Solutions

By Julie Regan People’s connections with Lake Tahoe have always run deep. For the Washoe Tribe, the lake is the center of the world, both geographically and spiritually. According to tribal elders, there is no distinction between the health of the land and the health...

Working Together Toward Progress in 2024

By Julie Regan What a difference a year makes. This time last winter, many of us delighted in a promising snowpack, unaware that we were facing what would become the heaviest winter in more than 70 years. It was a tough one, even for some of us who survived the 1997...

2023 in Review: Challenge and Progress for Lake Tahoe 

By Cindy Gustafson  The slow march toward winter at Lake Tahoe this year is starting to make last winter seem like a distant memory. However, reflecting back on a year of both challenges and wins for the lake and our communities, it would be impossible to leave out...

Staying Focused While Giving Thanks

By Julie Regan In this season of giving thanks, we need only take in the incredible lake and mountains around us to see what we have to appreciate. Surrounded as we are by one of the most breathtaking places on Earth, it’s important to take time to appreciate it. In...

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