Bicycle Friendly Community
South Lake Tahoe Mayor Sass: City Council, the TWC, VHR's and more
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/02/2017 - 1:14pm
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - I could not be more honored and excited to represent this community as your Mayor. Having served on City Council for two years, I have learned that there are deeply passionate and extremely knowledgeable citizens and fellow council members who care immensely about our community and the decisions made by our City.
South Lake Tahoe named a silver level Bicycle Friendly Community
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/16/2016 - 11:03pm
South Lake Tahoe is once again on the list of "Bicycle Friendly Communities," (BFC) this time receiving the silver level.
In August, the City of South Lake Tahoe applied to become a BFC and reached out to the community to participate in a survey, the results of which are part of the judging process.
South Lake Tahoe wants to be "Bicycle Friendly Community” once again
Submitted by paula on Fri, 08/26/2016 - 8:30pm
Is South Lake Tahoe bike friendly? Once known as a “Bicycle Friendly Community," the City has applied to become one again.
The application to the League of American Bicyclists has been submitted, and they will be reviewing criteria such as the number of miles of bike lanes and bike paths in South Lake Tahoe, what improvements have been made to the bike infrastructure, how the City engages with the public and encourages them to cycle, law enforcement related to cycling, educational outreach for cycling, and basic demographics of the community.
Bike Safe, Lake Tahoe; Campaign launched by Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 8:03amThe Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition is stressing bike safety in their new multimedia education campaign to promote safe bicycling for Tahoe visitors and residents.
“We hope these safety tips help ensure people enjoy riding their bicycles at Lake Tahoe,” said Curtis Fong, vice president of the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition. “This is the greatest and most beautiful place in the world to ride a bike, and we want to help make sure that bicyclists are aware of safe riding practices when bicycling on roadways or bike paths around Lake Tahoe.”
