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Lake Tahoe pilot bus service to run from Incline Village to Sand Harbor
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 4:43pmA new bus service at Lake Tahoe that will run from Incline Village to Sand Harbor Beach State Recreation Area will begin this month.
A collaboration of the Tahoe Transportation District, the Nevada Division of State Parks, Nevada Department of Transportation, Nevada Highway Patrol and Washoe County School District will inaugurate the East Shore Express, a pilot Park and Ride bus service beginning June 15 through Sept. 3, 2012.
Reno and Carson City Observatories Offer Venus Transit Viewing
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:48pm
Two area observatories will offer the public an opportunity to see a celestial event with the planet Venus taking center stage in front of the sun. Just weeks after the solar eclipse, another adventure is unfolding in the sky, and the Jack C. Observatory at Western Nevada College in Carson City and the MacLean Observatory on the Redfield Campus at the University of Nevada, Reno will again offer front row seats to the show.
Latest from NASA as Venus continues transit
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:01pmOn Tuesday Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again. See the latest Youtube clip from NASA's SOHO spacecraft below.
Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by more than a hundred years. This June's transit, the bookend of a 2004-2012 pair, won't be repeated until the year 2117. Fortunately, the event is widely visible. Observers on seven continents, even a sliver of Antarctica, will be in position to see it.
The 2012 Transit of Venus
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 1:18amOn June 5, 2012, Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again.
Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by more than a hundred years. This June's transit, the bookend of a 2004-2012 pair, won't be repeated until the year 2117. Fortunately, the event is widely visible. Observers on seven continents, even a sliver of Antarctica, will be in position to see it.
Open house to present Incline to Sand Harbor transit service
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 05/13/2012 - 10:48amThe Tahoe Transportation District will host an Open House forum on Wed., May 16, to discuss the SR Highway 28 corridor safety and congestion issues. The forum will introduce the East Shore Express, a proposed shuttle from Incline Village to Sand Harbor Beach State Recreation Area this summer as well as updates on the North Demonstration Bikeway, a 3-mile off-road path between Incline Village and Sand Harbor.
Opinion: Transit officials not acting in public’s best interest
Submitted by admin on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 2:01amDat So La Lee party and North Shore Chamber mixer
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 6:20amThe famed Dat So La Lee Basket collection moves from the Gatekeeper’s Museum to the Autry Museum in Los Angeles later this month. North Lake Tahoe is sending the indigenous artwork off with great fanfare at the next North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association Mixer Thursday, April 19.
The mixer, held seven years to the day after these remarkable baskets first came to Tahoe City, will be hosted at the Gatekeeper’s Museum, 5-7 p.m., 130 West Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City, California, which is located near Fanny Bridge.
Study: Young people pick transit over personal vehicle
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 6:40pmTwo percent TOT funds Tahoe City project; future money for Kings Beach
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 2:04pmThe existing 2 percent Transient Occupancy Tax, which is up for renewal on the June 5, 2012 ballot, has funded a number of North Lake Tahoe public improvement projects and services since voters first authorized it in 1996.
The renewal, called Measure F, is not a tax increase and, if passed, would continue to be paid by lodging guests only via the TOT bed tax when they spend the night in North Lake Tahoe. North Lake Tahoe residents would not be taxed under Measure F.
How would you make Lake Tahoe’s lousy public transit system better?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 2:00amPublic workshops to discuss water transit at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 6:51am
The idea of a coordinated public transit system that spans across Lake Tahoe has been talked about for years. Now it is becoming closer to reality.
The public is invited to workshops on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 6-7, to discuss a North Shore to South Shore transit connection by Aquabus, a waterbourne public transit ferry service that could be implemented, possibly, by summer 2015.
Solution to crumbling roads, bridges elusive
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:34pmWASHINGTON - The nation's crumbling roads, bridges and transit systems are at the point of hindering U.S. economic growth, but Congress is struggling to come up with a solution.The problems are num...
South Lake Tahoe authorities continue search for Wells Fargo bank robber who fled with cash
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 12:30pm
Update 2PM: The Following is from South Lake Tahoe Police Department Lt. David Stevenson regarding the Wells Fargo bank robbery that happened late this morning.
Heavenly opens Cal to Nevada crossover trail
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 11:32amFor those of us who have been waiting to transit from California to Nevada at Heavenly Mountain Resort, the wait is over. The crossover trial is now open. That in conjunction with the predicted natural sow heading our way is indeed good news. Like many I've been waiting to ski Heavenly until the crossover trial opened. Now I'm off to the slopes.
New bus shelters sprout up in South Lake Tahoe area; more on the way
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 8:18pm
The operator of BlueGo, the South Lake Tahoe area public transportation system, has installed four new bus shelters in the city with plans for three more in early 2012 to provide additional safety, convenience and comfort for riders.
Navigate South Shore via BlueGo
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 2:51pmYou've arrived at South Shore Tahoe for the holidays, perhaps the SnowGlobe Music Festival or to ski at any number of resorts.
As traffic runs through the main artery of Highway 50 you may want to let someone do the driving for you. There's no better way to do it than public transportation through BlueGo, South Lake Tahoe's coordinated transit system.
TRPA policy updates will be in March draft environmental study
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 6:35pmBy Jeff Cowen
The Regional Plan Update Committee of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board made broad strides this month including endorsement of updated policies that would improve how aspects of land coverage and planning procedures are managed in the Tahoe Region.
Tahoe Transportation District Blog: What TMDL means for the lake
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 2:17pm
A Total Maximum Daily Load is a regulatory term in the U.S. Clean Water Act describing a value of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a body of water can receive while still meeting water quality standards.
City, Andoh settle police racism suit
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 5:14pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe has agreed to pay the South Shore's former transit administrator $5,000 to resolve a federal civil rights suit that alleged racism within the police depa...
STATA's bumblings seeping out in court documents
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 8:37pmSouth Tahoe Area Transit Authority's board voted to file for bankruptcy in August 2010. MV filed a lawsuit a couple months before that after the STATA board severed the transit operator's agre...
STATA's bumblings seeping out in court documents
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 7:43amSouth Tahoe Area Transit Authority's board voted to file for bankruptcy in August 2010. MV filed a lawsuit a couple months before that after the STATA board ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../statas-bum...
Regional Transportation Plan Update
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 1:58pm
Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization will hold a meeting for input on Thursday, November 3 from 5:30pm-8:00pm at Inn by the Lake
We want to hear from you! At the workshop: Share your transportation and fiscal investment priorities Learn about current projects like transit shelters and the Nevada Stateline to Stateline Bikeway Visit activity-based stations at your own pace Refreshments and childcare provided Innovative interactive computer technology opportunities Spanish language materials and speaker available YOUR VOICE MATTERS.
South Tahoe settles with former transit employee
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:56amSouth Lake Tahoe has paid John Andoh, former transit administrator for the now defunct South Tahoe Area Transportation Agency, $5000 to settle the claim he filed in August 2010. The civil rights lawsu...
South Tahoe settles with former transit employee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 2:35amSouth Lake Tahoe has paid John Andoh former transit administrator for the now defunct South Tahoe Area Transportation Agency $5000 to settle the claim he ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-tahoe-settl...
Regional transportation issues will be focus of November workshops
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 4:28pmBy Jeff Cowen
The Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization will host two workshops November 1 and 3 to get public input on transportation priorities. The workshops are part of a four-year update of the Regional Transportation Plan (Mobility 2035) being carried out by TMPO and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The agencies encourage public input to better serve the needs of the community, according to TRPA Transportation Planning Manager Nick Haven.
Gas station proposal goes to Planning Commission today
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 9:16amBy the Tahoe Business Monitor
The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission is scheduled to vote today on whether to approve a new gas station, car wash and convenience store at the “Y”
shopping center.
The project would replace the vacant service station at 1020 Emerald Bay Road, next to the Raley’s supermarket, which was recently demolished.
Tahoe Expo - A Benefit for the Lake with Geotourism Activities
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 1:10am
On September 10th, embrace Lake Tahoe with activities that connect you to the area’s magic while helping launch a new environmentally friendly economy for the Tahoe area. Tahoe Expo is a daylong event hosted around the lake and at Sand Harbor on the lake’s east side will showcase geotourism; a trend in travel that that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place — its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage and the well-being of its residents.
South Shore bus bankruptcy case pushed back 2 months
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 10:55pmAt issue is MV Transportation has sued the now bankrupt South Tahoe Area Transit Authority in hopes of getting back the nearly $2 million the Fairfield company ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../south-shore...
