Regional Transportation Plan

Connections 2050 Goals & Policies – Red Line Changes

Final 2020 Regional Transportation Plan – Executive Summary
Final 2020 Regional Transportation Plan – Full Plan
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Planning Context
Chapter 3 The Plan
Chapter 4 Funding the Plan
Chapter 5 Measuring and Managing for Success
Chapter 6 Moving Forward
Statements, Acknowledgements, Resources List, and Glossary
Appendix A: Goals and Policies
Appendix B: Project List
Appendix C: Revenue Narrative
Appendix D: Innovation in Transportation
Appendix E: Public Participation
Appendix F: Environmental Justice
Appendix G: Data and Forecasting
Appendix H: Congestion Management Process
Appendix I: Performance Measures
Appendix J: Regional Plan Checklist

Final Draft 2020 Regional Transportation Plan IS/IEC
2020 RTP IS/IEC Appendices

Corridor planning is the bridge between the RTP’s goals and policies, the implementation and long-term operation of multi-benefit projects, and the Region’s approach to comprehensively addressing its largest challenges. The Corridor Planning Framework was developed to increase collaboration and accelerate transportation improvements that often cross jurisdictional boundaries.

Corridor planning considers and integrates different travel options, solves implementation challenges, incorporates multiple stakeholder perspectives, and aligns related projects to maximize their benefits, effectiveness, and funding opportunities. Corridor plan projects are incorporated into the RTP project list to advance toward implementation; project champions are key to moving corridor plans and projects to construction and to ensuring partners commit to long-term operations and maintenance.

The Tahoe Region is divided into six corridors based on the unique transportation, recreation, and quality of life needs of each. Corridor planning allows TRPA to leverage its transportation and land use policies to create synergies and maximize the cost efficiencies and benefits of projects. The approach to each corridor is adaptive to recognize and respond to localized needs, but planning always includes active transportation, sustainable recreation, housing, and transit-oriented development within town centers.

Learn more about each of the corridor plans:

• Nevada State Route 28
• State Route 89 Recreation Corridor
• Resort Triangle Transportation Plan (North Tahoe SR-89/SR-28/SR-267)
• Main Street Management Plan (South Tahoe US 50)
• US 50 East Shore

Improving transportation options for bicyclists and pedestrians is one of the most effective ways to conserve and restore Lake Tahoe’s environment, revitalize the economy, enhance access to recreation opportunities, and improve public health. The Active Transportation Plan seeks to recommend a range of bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements that both support and encourage folks to reduce their reliance on the personal automobile.

Read the final TRPA 2024 Active Transportation Plan and its Appendices, adopted by the TRPA Governing Board on April 24, 2024. For any regional active transportation related questions, contact Ryan Murray at rmurray@trpa.gov or by phone at (775) 589-5244. 

Building a project or want to see routes up close? Check out our Transportation Web Map. 

The Tahoe Transportation District Short Range Transit Plan and Placer County TART Short Range Plan identify existing and proposed transit infrastructure, operations, and maintenance. The Linking Tahoe: Lake Tahoe Basin Transit Master Plan provides the long term vision for transit throughout the Tahoe Region, including the important connections to our neighbors. The Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan shows how human service agencies work with transportation providers to address the needs of seniors, the disabled, and low-income residents.

Both transit operators produce a Transit Asset Management (TAM) plan every four years to inventory and rate assets, describe support tools used, and produce a prioritized list of investments. View the Tahoe Transportation District TAM Plan and Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit TAM Plan. Commitments to the safety are further detailed in TTD Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan and Placer County Transit & TART Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan.

The Intelligent Transportation Systems Strategic Plan identifies opportunities for technology to increase transportation efficiency, safety, and balance. Changeable message signs and online apps are just two examples of how technology can improve our transportation system by giving people the real-time information they need.

The Tahoe Truckee Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan is the blueprint to accelerate transportation electrification in the region. TRPA partnered with the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District and a cross-regional Coordinating Council with the release of an action-oriented readiness plan, providing a road map to strategically deploy electric vehicle infrastructure and user-friendly toolkits. Learn more about the Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan here.

2024 Electric Vehicle Data Update Report

Increasing safety and security for all users of the transportation system is one of the 6 major transportation goals, established by the 2020 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The Vision Zero Strategy supports the RTP by providing recommendations for data-derived roadway safety investment projects. This strategy is a comprehensive update to the 2019 Lake Tahoe Region Safety Strategy, with a focus on the Vision Zero approach. Vision Zero is an approach to traffic safety that seeks to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries, while providing safe and equitable transportation for all modes of travel. The TRPA Governing Board endorsed a goal of zero fatalities and serious injuries on Tahoe’s roadways by 2050; this strategy is how we will work towards that goal. The strategy evaluates Tahoe region safety performance and identifies opportunities to reduce the likelihood and risk of crashes on Tahoe roads through strategies, countermeasures, and projects.

Read the 2024 Vision Zero Strategy or learn more about the strategy at the project website.

Lea el resumen en español de la Estrategia Visión Cero.

TRPA’s public participation process gives residents, visitors, and commuters ample time for early, meaningful, and continued involvement in transportation planning and project review. Diverse public input helps TRPA determine what types of projects meet public needs and desires and also ensures that public funds are directed to the areas of highest need. Transparent and inclusive processes increase public participation and ensure well-prepared and publicly-supported plans and projects. Learn more about our public participation process by reading the 2024 Public Participation Plan.

TRPA completed the first ever Transportation Equity Study for the Lake Tahoe Region in 2023. The Equity Study and TRPA’s environmental justice initiatives seek to identify the needs, concerns, and vulnerabilities of all those living, working, and visiting the Tahoe Basin and to ensure transportation programs, policies, and activities do not disproportionately and adversely affect identified priority communities. Equity-centered transportation policies seek to equitably distribute transportation benefits and burdens for Tahoe residents, visitors, and commuters with a focus on improving mobility for priority communities:

• Persons without private transportation (zero vehicle households): Lack of a personal vehicle is a significant factor for transit need. In 2022, 80 percent of Tahoe transit riders did not have access to a personal vehicle.
• Seniors (individuals 65 years and older): Elderly individuals may choose not to drive or can no longer drive due to age.
• Persons living below the poverty line: Purchasing and maintaining a personal vehicle might be difficult for households with limited income.
• Individuals with a disability: Disability status may impact an individual’s ability to live independently, including driving a personal vehicle.
• Youth (individuals under 18 years old): Most people under 18 do not drive and even those with driver’s licenses often do not have the means to purchase or maintain a personal vehicle.
• BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color): People of color are more likely to live in densely populated areas, are less likely to have access to a car, and are more likely to bike, walk, and use public transportation to commute to work.

Lea el Estudio de Equidad en el Transporte.

View the project website to learn more.

Linking Tahoe: Regional Transportation Plan Executive SummaryFINAL 2017 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy
Appendix A: Goals and Policies
Appendix B: Project List and Revenue Narrative
Appendix C: Public Participation, Consultation, and Cooperation
Appendix D: Methodology for Estimating Vehicle Miles Traveled and Greenhouse Gas Reduction in the 2017 Regional Transportation Plan
Appendix E: 2017 Transportation Conformity
Appendix F: Regional Transportation Plan Checklist
Appendix G: Performance Measures

2017 RTP/SCS Initial Study/Initial Environmental Checklist

Regional Transportation Plan: Full Public Comment Record

2017 Environmental Documents

2017 Initial Study/Initial Environmental Checklist

Attachments
Attachment 1: Goals and Policies Crosswalk
Attachment 2: Project List Comparison
Attachment 3: 2012 Mitigation Measures
Attachment 4: PEV GHG Methodology
Attachment 5: PEV GHG Reductions
Attachment 6: TRPA CARB Memo
Attachment 7: Thresholds Evaluation Summary

The TRPA Governing Board and Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization Governing Board approved an update to the plan on December 12, 2012 in conjunction with the 2012 Regional Plan Update. Mobility 2035 includes a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) in accordance with California Senate Bill 375 (Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act). The SCS demonstrates how integrated transportation, land use, and housing strategies will help Lake Tahoe meet environmental thresholds and greenhouse gas targets for cars and light trucks on the California side of the Basin.

2012 Regional Transportation Plan

Mobility 2035 RTP/SCS Final EIR/EIS Volume 1
Mobility 2035 RTP/SCS Final EIR/EIS Volume 2

Mobility 2035 RTP/SCS DRAFT EIR/EIS Chs 1-7
Mobility 2035 RTP/SCS DRAFT EIR/EIS Appendices