We love walking, biking, and enjoying our beautiful area. But traffic and speeding cars make our streets dangerous. We want to change that to make our towns safer and more fun for everyone.
Our Goals
1. Slow Down Traffic
We advocate for using methods like speed bumps, narrower roads, and better crosswalks to slow down cars. This will make it safer to walk and bike.
2. Better Walkways and Bike Lanes
We want to encourage the building of more and safer bike lanes, and safe crosswalks. This will make it easier and safer for everyone to get around without a car.
3. Smart Parking
By supporting better parking management, we can reduce traffic and make our streets more pleasant for people. This means using smart parking systems that keep cars from taking over our streets.
Benefits for Everyone
- Safety: Slower cars and better paths will reduce accidents.
- Local Business: More people walking and biking means more customers for local shops.
- Clean Air: Fewer cars on the road means less pollution.
- Community Feel: Safer streets make our towns more enjoyable places to live and visit.
What We’re Doing
Traffic Calming
We are advocating for ways to slow down traffic throughout North Tahoe. Your ideas and feedback are important, so please join our events and share your thoughts.
Walkways and Bike Lanes
We are pushing for more bike lanes and improved sidewalks to make it safer to walk and bike around town.
Parking Management
We support smart parking systems that help reduce traffic and make our streets more friendly for pedestrians.
How To Get Involved And Make Our Streets Safer!
Making North Tahoe’s streets safer and better for walking and biking is essential for our community. We need your help to make these changes happen. Together, we can make North Tahoe safer and more enjoyable for pedestrians while helping out our local businesses.
Attend Strong North Tahoe events like the July 22, 2024 Making Streets for People Not Just Cars in Kings Beach at Jason’s where over 70 of your neighbors participated. Presentation by Strong North Tahoe here:
Join our Safe & Productive Streets Working Group:
Resources for Making Our Streets Safer and More Productive
Strong Towns Action Lab
Regional Plans, Programs, Maps & Other Docs
- Resort Triangle Transportation Plan (RTTP)
- TRPA Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
- TRPA Active Transportation Plan
- TRPA Vision Zero Strategy
- Kings Beach Vision Plan
- 1926 Brockway Vista Subdivision Map
- Strong Towns Academy
Local Groups
Reading List
- Kings Beach Conceptual Traffic Calming Plan 2002 https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1355/Final-Tahoe-Regional-Planning-Agency-TRPA-Supplemental-Appendices-PDF
- North Lake Tahoe Parking Study 2015 https://www.placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10327/Parking-Study-Final-Report-PDF
- Open streets vs Fire Dept https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/7/22/open-streets-vs-the-fire-department#:~:text=Unfortunately%2C%20the%20wide%20streets%2C%20generous,scaring%20away%20pedestrian%20activity%2C%20which
- Crash Course in Tactical Urbanism https://vimeo.com/220812813
Other Efforts
City Repair Project: Street Paintings in Portland, OR
The City Repair Project has completed over 70 street paintings across the Portland Metro area, repurposing public spaces to slow traffic and create safer, more engaging pedestrian streets.
