The League to Save Lake Tahoe (Keep Tahoe Blue) is teaming with Chariot to launch microtransit service on July 9 in South Tahoe’s most traffic-congested tourist area in a pilot program to test lake-friendly transportation solutions.
“Tahoe jurisdictions and transportation officials have struggled for decades to address traffic at Lake Tahoe,” said Darcie Goodman Collins, PhD, the League’s chief executive officer. “By bringing microtransit to South Tahoe, we’re making Tahoe a laboratory for testing the next generation of transportation solutions.”
Chariot will operate frequent shuttles along a route connecting the Stateline casino corridor to Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe. Each air-conditioned shuttle seats 14.
To ride the microtransit shuttles, people can download the app from chariot.com/download. Riders book a seat using the app and then show their mobile device to the driver.
From its July 9 launch through July 16, all rides will be completely free. For the remainder of the 90-day program, shuttle seats will cost $3 per trip.
“We are in this for our mission to protect Lake Tahoe,” said Jesse Patterson, the League’s chief strategy officer. “If we are going to cut the pollution that’s degrading Lake Tahoe’s clarity, we absolutely must find ways for people to get to and around Lake Tahoe without everyone needing to drive their own car for every single trip.”
(League to Save Lake Tahoe contributed to this report.)
