Photo: An aerial view of the East Shore Trail on Nevada State Route 28. TRPA grant awards will help extend the trail, improve recreation access, remove dangerous roadside parking, and improve transit services in the popular corridor. Photo by Drone Promotions.
LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Calif. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) announced today six transportation projects and transit services recommended to receive more than $11.4 million in federal and state funding this year through the agency’s Regional Grant Program. The grant awards will improve safety and outdoor recreation access, and reduce vehicle miles traveled in the Tahoe Basin, according to TRPA.
Transportation improvement projects include:
- South Tahoe Greenway Trail – Upper Truckee River bridge at Johnson Meadow ($5,090,000)
- Nevada State Route 28 trail, transit, and safety improvements – Sand Harbor to Thunderbird Cove ($3,253,000)
- Tahoe City Complete Streets Improvements – Grove Street intersection pedestrian and bike safety, walkability, traffic circulation, and accessibility improvements ($1,400,000)
Transit service improvements include:
- South Shore free-to-the-user transit ($1,000,000)
- Emerald Bay summer transit and parking management project ($540,000)
- South Shore new evening transit service ($193,000)
In its dual role as Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization and Regional Transportation Planning Agency, TRPA allocates federal and state transportation funds every two years to priority projects listed in Connections 2050, the Regional Transportation Plan. Each project will advance regional goals for safer roads, cleaner air and water, and improved transit services to get people to work and popular recreation areas without a car.
The agency also released more than $340,000 in permit mitigation fees this year to local transportation and air quality improvement projects.
Click here to learn more about the projects receiving the awards.
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency leads the cooperative effort to preserve, restore, and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe Region, while improving local communities, and people’s interactions with our irreplaceable environment. For additional information, contact Jeff Cowen, Public Information Officer, at 775-589-5278 or jcowen@trpa.gov.