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Landmark bridge behind the times
TAHOE CITY – A group of tourists leaned over Fanny Bridge here last week, looking for the famed mackinaw trout and providing motorists with the view of a row of rear ends that gives the...
Published: June 19, 2005
Tahoe City’s famed Fanny Bridge due for a makeover
TAHOE CITY, Calif. – While Fanny Bridge abounds in historical value, its functionality is being called into question as transportation officials say it is rapidly deteriorating into a state of disrepair. The bridge was constructed...
Published: May 26, 2011
Tahoe’s Fanny Bridge on short list for federal funding
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — On the eve of the Lake Tahoe Dam turning 100 years old, the adjacent Fanny Bridge is in good shape to receive federal funds for its multimillion-dollar overhaul. The Highway 89/Fanny...
Published: August 7, 2013
TTD awarded $25.5 million for SR89/Fanny Bridge project
Tahoe Transportation District announced Friday that it has been awarded $25.5 million in funds from the Federal Lands Access Program for the State Route 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project, Meeks Bay Bike Path and the...
Published: October 18, 2013
Final environmental review released for Fanny Bridge project
A final environment impact report, environmental impact statement, and environmental assessment document is now available for the proposed State Route 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project. Several public hearings are scheduled for the document: · Tahoe...
Published: March 26, 2015
Truckee bridge construction taking off in Tahoe City
Since the beginning of May, road blocks and orange cones have lined the edges of California Route 89 leading into Tahoe City, marking the beginning of a major construction project that is expected to run...
Published: June 24, 2018
North Lake Tahoe projects seek to aid traffic congestion, promote tourism
Road work and development projects in North Lake Tahoe and Truckee slowing motorists today are underway with the promise of a smoother ride down the road. Between major projects like the Railyard, Fanny Bridge, Envision...
Published: August 20, 2018
News Briefs
Lake Tahoe Basin: Replacement of Tahoe gas lines set for summer Southwest Gas will begin replacing some of their pipelines within the Tahoe Basin beginning May 1. The work may cause traffic disruptions in the...
Published: April 25, 2007
Regional planners consider senior housing project today
31-unit, low-income development eyed for area near Stateline By Gregory Crofton Tribune staff writer A zoning change to accommodate a senior housing project on three acres in South Lake Tahoe will be discussed today by...
Published: June 8, 2004
US 50 reconstruction project phase 2 in South Lake Tahoe underway
Road work is ramping up around the Tahoe Basin, including on South Shore where the California Department of Transportation has resumed reconstructing a stretch of U.S. 50. Now entering its second year, the three-year, $56.9...
Published: May 2, 2018
Tahoe Transportation District seeking lake-wide plan
STATELINE — The Tahoe Transportation District board of directors approved an eight-year vision to complete a transportation system connecting lake-wide communities and Truckee along U.S. Highway 50 at South Shore and Interstate 80 at Truckee....
Published: December 31, 2015
Transportation projects around Lake Tahoe awarded $11 million
Published: September 28, 2021
Across the Lake: Placer OKs Truckee River holiday booze ban
The Placer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that would prohibit the consumption of alcohol on the banks of the Truckee River during certain summer holidays. The amendment to county code...
Published: April 16, 2008
Official: Fish should survive river’s end
Even though water from Lake Tahoe that feeds the Truckee River is expected to stop flowing this week, most of the fish in the river will survive, according to the California Department of Fish and...
Published: September 17, 2004
Meetings
El Dorado County Local Agency Formation Commission Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, Calif. Proposed work plan; Proposed budget El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Special Meeting Feb. 23 at...
Published: February 19, 2015
Lake Tahoe roadwork schedule: Oct. 27 through Nov. 2
Work continues on a $7.5 million water-quality and roadway improvement project on U.S. Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe from just west of Ski Run Boulevard to Wildwood Avenue including curbs, gutters, sidewalks, repaving and...
Published: October 28, 2013
Tahoe transportation open houses set for next week
The Tahoe Transportation District is partnering with local, state, regional and federal agencies to host an open house regarding various projects from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 19. The open house will be held at...
Published: January 12, 2011
Supervisors take action on 64-Acres
TAHOE CITY — A chapter in the continuing saga of an area near here called 64-Acres has come to a close as Placer County leaders have decided to build a transit center next to Lake...
Published: May 2, 2003
Taylor Creek flood devastates salmon run
In the aftermath of the New Year’s Day flood of 1997, biologists say the rampaging waters of Taylor Creek may have destroyed most of last year’s kokanee salmon eggs. The creek is the main spawning...
Published: December 19, 2001
Lake may be surrounded by markers
Visitors should begin to notice milepost markers cropping up on the California side of the South Shore. The markers, already on the North Shore for three years, are part of a plan to make it...
Published: December 19, 2001
Guest column: Piecing together Tahoe’s transportation puzzle
The Tahoe Transportation District was created in 1980 with the revise of the bi-state compact that also governs the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. Its task was straightforward: protect the lake and get needed improvements on...
Published: December 16, 2016
Tahoe Marina Lodge faces lake access issues
Public access to Lake Tahoe – and what type is appropriate – is at the heart of finger pointing in all directions involving the Tahoe Marina Lodge. The 48-unit condominium development sits in the middle...
Published: December 19, 2001
Bridge gives bird’s-eye view of Truckee River
TAHOE CITY — Fanny Bridge now offers an attraction aside from gazing at the Truckee River and its fish — views of Lake Tahoe. The completion of the dam rehabilitation project, which replaced the dam’s...
Published: July 1, 2003
Transportation is Transformation tour in South Lake Tahoe
Members of the California Transportation Commission and other transportation officials are in South Lake Tahoe for a two-day “Transportation is Transformation” presentation Monday and Tuesday. The event includes 20 guest speakers in a “virtual tour”...
Published: April 7, 2014
Tahoe to benefit from Caltrans $34.7M award for transportation projects
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The Lake Tahoe region will benefit from Caltrans announcement this week that it is awarding $34.7 million in state and federal funds to cities, counties, tribes and transit agencies throughout…
Published: April 6, 2022
Explosives came from ski resort
A man accused of setting off a bomb on the Fourth of July in downtown Tahoe City apparently stole the explosives from the ski resort where he worked during the winter. Kenneth Jon Manuel, 29,...
Published: December 19, 2001
What to expect from summer roadwork in Lake Tahoe
With warmer weather comes the familiar sight of bright orange traffic cones and work zones. After a rough winter, many local roads on the South Shore are slated for pothole repair and rehabilitation, but there...
Published: May 17, 2017
Summer water supplies ‘very tight’
CARSON CITY – Northern Nevada will receive only half the water it normally gets this summer and Lake Tahoe is expected to drop below its rim following an unusually warm spring and below-normal snowpack, experts...
Published: May 31, 2004
Lake Tahoe Basin roadwork schedule for Sept. 30 through Oct. 5
Caltrans has released the Lake Tahoe Basin roadwork schedule for Sept. 30 through Oct. 5. SPECIAL EVENT The Lake Tahoe Marathon will takes place Sunday, Sept. 29. Northbound State Route 89 will be closed in...
Published: October 2, 2013
CalTrans projects around Lake Tahoe through June 3
The California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) released the following schedule of current and upcoming projects in El Dorado County, as well as several in Placer County, through June 3. SHORT-TERM PROJECTS U.S. 50 from Ski...
Published: May 29, 2017
TRPA Guest Column: Transportation is Key in Restoring Lake Tahoe, Revitalizing Communities
There’s a lot to be learned by studying others’ successes. At the Tahoe Talks Brown Bag Lunch, a design engineer for the Federal Highway Administration discussed how modern roundabouts are used to improve traffic and...
Published: February 19, 2015
Truckee River floods bike path between Tahoe City and Squaw Valley (video)
Bicyclists traveling between Tahoe City and Squaw Valley this spring may need to find an alternative route. That’s because water traveling out of Lake Tahoe and down the Truckee River has flooded parts of the...
Published: May 3, 2017
California awards Lake Tahoe region $9 million grant for recpath projects
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The South Shore will take a big step toward continued development of its paved bike trail network thanks to a major grant approval for the Lake Tahoe Basin. The California Transportation...
Published: October 26, 2015
Agency critic appointed to TRPA board
One of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s fiercest critics has been appointed to the board of the bi-state organization. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Thursday that his appointment of former California State Assemblyman Tim Leslie...
Published: March 27, 2008
Lake Tahoe Marathon a myriad of runners
The second running of the Lake Tahoe Marathon on Oct. 11 and 12, has a little something for everyone, from a Kids’ Fun Run on Saturday, to Sunday’s Marathon, Marathon Relay, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K...
Published: December 19, 2001
Feds taking over Lake Tahoe Dam
RENO, Nev. (AP) – The federal government intends to take over operation of the Lake Tahoe Dam, raising concerns about future water supplies among farmers and others in the irrigation district that currently runs the...
Published: December 19, 2001
North to South Shore commuter ferry on deck for Lake Tahoe
Thanks to a recent grant, work on a North to South Shore commuter ferry has resumed. The Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) was awarded a $486,000 grant by the Federal Highway Administration through the Congestion Mitigation...
Published: March 4, 2017
Marathon is long and getting bigger
If the numbers are any indication, the Lake Tahoe Marathon is growing beyond wildest expectations. In just it’s second year, participation has more than tripled from 350 entrants in 1996. By race time on Sunday...
Published: December 19, 2001
1,000-year project: Artist to track changes in Lake Tahoe Basin with camera
An artist is starting a 1,000-year photography project in hopes of changing the impacts of climate change at Lake Tahoe. World-renowned conceptual artist and experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats has partnered with Tahoe PublicArt and Sierra...
Published: December 7, 2019
Tahoe motorists perturbed over cyclists in America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — On the heels of America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride rolling around Lake Tahoe earlier this month, locals are reminding bikers and motorists that safety is a two-way street. “I believe if...
Published: June 12, 2014
Marchetta: From planning to positive action, Lake Tahoe Inspires the World
It’s been almost a year since the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency adopted a new blueprint for the future of Lake Tahoe. That day we came together around a common vision and the adoption of the...
Published: November 19, 2013
Plan aims to get residents out of cars
When Tahoe residents travel, they travel in cars – this is the problem that more than 40 Tahoe residents convened to tackle Tuesday night in Kings Beach. And, if local averages hold true, most drove...
Published: March 13, 2008
Tim Leslie looks back on 20 years of serving Tahoe
From establishing the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to being a critic of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Assemblyman Tim Leslie has made his mark on Tahoe. After 20 years of service in the California legislature, Leslie...
Published: October 26, 2006
Final race weekend instructions: Welcome to the 2006 Lake Tahoe Marathon. Here are some basic guidelines to follow for race day:
* Race evening put your chip on your running shoe, number on the front of your running top, and put cash in your pocket. Beer cost $1 at the finish line and you may want...
Published: September 27, 2006
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency column: Recommitting to collaboration (opinion)
Nearly 25 years ago, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and dozens of partners embarked on an unprecedented mission to conserve and restore the Lake Tahoe Basin’s treasured natural resources through the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement...
Published: August 16, 2018
Opinion: Progress continuing at Lake Tahoe
People at Lake Tahoe are working together like never before to restore our environment, revitalize our economy, and improve our communities. We saw significant progress all around the lake this year. And our progress is...
Published: February 22, 2016
First phase of South Tahoe Greenway a go
Committed to building a first segment of the South Tahoe Greenway next summer with $920,000 of its own funding, the California Tahoe Conservancy is applying for state grant money to help extend the ambitious bike...
Published: June 26, 2014
TRPA column: Let’s keep Tahoe’s progress going
Twenty-five years ago, I finished my graduate work in Oregon and moved to Northern Nevada for a planning position at TRPA. Having spent a large part of my youth hiking and camping at Tahoe and...
Published: February 1, 2017
GUEST COLUMN: Transportation matters at Lake Tahoe – here’s why
Since the dawn of time, transportation has been a driver of human culture. From the onset of wheeled carts in 3,500 B.C. to air and high-speed rail travel today in 2011, humanity has relied on...
Published: February 20, 2011
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency column: Building on Lake Tahoe’s progress (opinion)
2018 was an extraordinary year for Lake Tahoe, and one of the region’s most successful years in decades. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), assisted by dozens of partners, approved landmark programs and projects, including...
Published: January 22, 2019
Opinion: Meeting the transportation challenges of tomorrow
This past summer was Lake Tahoe’s busiest tourist season in recent memory. With the economy rebounding and major population growth projected for nearby metropolitan areas, this summer is also a harbinger of change. We must...
Published: November 20, 2015
Opinion: Future of South Shore’s revitalization on the line
The South Shore of Lake Tahoe is divided by lines. These state, county, and city lines work well on a map, but they do not define the day-to-day reality of the people who live and...
Published: March 9, 2016
Destination Lake Tahoe: Check out these 6 scenic spots you can access by bike
One of the best ways to see Lake Tahoe is by bike — or more specifically, by bike path. In summer months, Tahoe’s chaotic roads can back up with traffic. The paved bike paths circumnavigating...
Published: July 5, 2016
Transportation & rural roadways
Focusing on collaborative, multi-agency projects and lobbying for more road and transit dollars for heavily-visited rural areas, the Tahoe Transportation District is trying to build partnerships to tackle extensive infrastructure needs, director Carl Hasty said....
Published: July 29, 2014
Comfortable cuisine: Tahoe’s 10 best California lakefront dining options
Let’s face it. There is dining — and then there is waterfront dining. Whether it’s a glass of wine as the setting sun casts the lake in rosy hues, or a craft beer and a...
Published: July 6, 2016
Comfortable cuisine: Tahoe’s 10 best California lakefront dining options
Let’s face it. There is dining — and then there is waterfront dining. Whether it’s a glass of wine as the setting sun casts the lake in rosy hues, or a craft beer and a...
Published: July 4, 2016