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Collaborative Workshop Paves the Way for 2024 Truckee Transit Development Plan

The Nevada County Transportation Commission (NCTC) and the Town of Truckee (Truckee) teamed up to address the future of transportation in the Truckee TART transit system. Their collaborative effort involved hosting a workshop aimed at gathering community insights and feedback …

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Truckee’s Public Art Commission to Embark on Roundabout Project

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Truckee's Public Art Commission has set its sights on enhancing the visual appeal of the Church Street – Truckee Way Roundabout with a new public art installation. This decision stems from extensive public feedback and the roundabout's …

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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Welcomes Community Feedback in 2024 Active Transportation Plan

Lake Tahoe, a coveted vacation destination near major cities, needs better transportation for safety, connectivity, and environmental reasons. However, achieving long-term transportation goals requires collaboration and strategic funding.

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Truckee Town Council decides to move forward with purchase of six zero-emission battery electric vans

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Town Council met on Tuesday, Feb. 27 to discuss an initiative involving the purchase of six zero-emission battery electric vans for the transit fleet and update on electrical vehicle charging infrastructure. 

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Roadkill surveys could save animal lives

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Ecologist Tanya Diamond gets up every morning and checks messages for roadkill sightings. It's the least fun, but one of the most important parts of her job.

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First Tahoe transportation equity study wins award named after civil rights icon

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – A first of its kind Transportation Equity Study for the Tahoe region won a diversity award named after a civil rights activist.

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Slow down, move over, a life-saving decision AAA research reveals characteristics of fatal crashes involving roadside workers

LAS VEGAS, Nev. –  Roadside work is not for the faint of heart. Tow truck drivers, mobile mechanics, and roadside technicians face many unique challenges on the road. A new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety sheds light …

Image caption: A new law seeks to prevent cars from speeding, which causes about one of every three traffic fatalities.
If Drivers Won’t Slow Down, Proposed Law Requires Cars Do It for Them

“Intelligent” speed-limiting technology will be required in all new California cars starting in 2027, if a new law authored by San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener passes.

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Vision zero strategy aims to make Tahoe roads safer

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – From 2013 to 2021, there were 41 fatalities and 183 life-changing serious injuries on Tahoe's roadways, according to crash data reported by state and local law enforcement agencies. To help prevent these tragic crashes, the Tahoe …

Image caption: Los Angeles voters can take a step toward reducing traffic violence with a measure on the March ballot.
Can Traffic Deaths in Los Angeles be Reduced With a Ballot Measure?

With traffic deaths now regularly topping 300 per year, Measure HLA on the March 5 ballot gives Los Angeles voters the opportunity to force their reluctant city to implement new traffic safety measures.

Image caption: California traffic deaths dropped by 12 percent in the first three months of 2023, but road fatalities remain at crisis levels.
Death on the Roads: Traffic Fatality Crisis Far From Over

As the COVID pandemic eased, so did the epidemic of death on the road. Somewhat. But the ongoing crisis of traffic fatalities remains at high levels with early numbers form 2023 appearing to top 4,000 in California.

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CHP highlights new traffic safety laws for 2024

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As we head into the new year, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is educating the public on traffic safety laws that were passed during this year's legislative session and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The laws referenced below …

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