Getting around Lake Tahoe can become a much bigger challenge when a wildfire, major winter storm, flood, or landslide hits, and regional planners want to hear from the people who experience those problems firsthand.
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is asking residents, workers, commuters, and visitors to take a survey about transportation challenges during emergencies and how people want to receive information when hazardous events affect the region.
The survey is part of Connecting Tahoe: Strengthening Transportation Resilience, a regional effort focused on making Tahoe's transportation system more resilient while improving emergency communications.
Participants are being asked how extreme weather events affect their travel, what transportation problems they have experienced, and what types of information they prefer during an emergency.
The responses will help identify long-term strategies and potential investments to improve transportation infrastructure for people who live in and visit the Tahoe Region during natural disasters.
The effort is also intended to help regional partners strengthen emergency response and evacuation plans, creating a transportation system that is safer and more reliable when conditions become dangerous.
People who complete the survey and provide their contact information can also enter a drawing for a $100 Safeway gift card.
The project is federally funded through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation, or PROTECT, Program.
The final plan is expected to be completed in late 2027.
The survey is available at trpa.gov/resilienttransportation, where people can also learn more about the project and find ways to get involved.
