Several hundred new affordable housing options will be created if the US 50 South Shore Community Revitalization Project goes in at South Lake Tahoe. Where they may be, and the release of environmental analysis documents will be announced during the next Tahoe Transportation District’s (TTD) meeting on the plan Monday, April 24 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel.
Also know as the Loop Road, several opponents have voiced their concern over the displacement of low-income people who live in the path of the new placement of Highway 50 near Pioneer Trail and Stateline. Carl Hasty, TTD District Manager, said no work will start until new housing units are built for those displaced. He is working with the California Tahoe Conservancy in identifying areas where the replacement affordable housing could be built at the Y. He is also in talks with a landowner on the California side at Stateline where a few hundred apartment/condos could also be built.
During the open house, Hasty will speak for about 15 minutes, then people will be able to go around the room and look at new displays and have the opportunity to ask questions.
Consistent with requirements for a project of this scale, the environmental document includes an analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) requirements. The public review and comment period is scheduled for 75 days, with an initial round of formal public hearings to be held in June and a second round in the fall.
For more information about the project, visit tahoetransportation.org/us50.