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Basics
Basics
The project completed the SR 89 Recreation Corridor Management Plan and is implementing its recommendations. Improvements include completion of the Tahoe Trail (west shore), Transit & reservation system during the summer months and peak weekends, safety and parking management.
Implementation
2017
2020
2035
$4,500,000
Rebecca Cremeen (rcremeen@trpa.gov)
03/07/2017
03/09/2026
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03.01.02.0044 - State Route 89 Recreation Corridor Improvements
This project is on the EIP 5-year list.
Lake Clarity Details
Lake Clarity Basics
Lake Clarity Basics
Urban Stormwater Questionnaire
The Urban Stormwater Questionnaire is not relevant because this project is not seeking voter-approved bond funding through the State of California consistent with the Stormwater Resource Plan (SRP).
Transportation Details
Transportation Basics
Transportation Basics
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Miles of Roads Decommissioned or Retrofitted | None | miles | |
| Pounds of Air Pollutants Removed or Avoided by Project | None | pounds | |
| Tons of Greenhouse Gases Reduced | None | tons |
Reported Performance Measures
Reported Performance Measures
No annual performance measure accomplishments entered for this project.
| No accomplishments to report for: | |
| Year(s) | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
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| Explanation | 89 Plan completed, Cascade to Meeks Trail Feasibility Study complete. Implementation of individual strategies will be started within separate EIP projects. Continued corridor planning. |
Funding
Expected Funding
Expected Funding
$4,500,000
$2,071,659
$2,428,341
($2,500,000 identified as )
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| Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (USFS - LTBMU) | $4,150,000 | $1,650,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Sustainable Communities Grant (Caltrans SB1) (Caltrans) | $336,659 | $336,659 | $0 |
| Tahoe Fund (Tahoe Fund) | $35,000 | $35,000 | $0 |
| U.S. Forest Service (USFS - LTBMU) | $50,000 | $50,000 | $0 |
| Grand Total | $4,571,659 | $2,071,659 | $2,500,000 |
Reported Expenditures
Reported Expenditures
| Total | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
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| Lake Tahoe Restoration Act | $19,820 | $8,000 | $11,820 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sustainable Communities Grant (Caltrans SB1) | $336,659 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $84,640 | $238,019 | $14,000 | $0 |
| Tahoe Fund | $35,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,000 | $15,000 | $0 |
| U.S. Forest Service | $53,300 | $0 | $0 | $3,300 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Grand Total | $444,779 | $8,000 | $11,820 | $3,300 | $50,000 | $0 | $84,640 | $258,019 | $29,000 | $0 |
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Watersheds
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Threshold Categories
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This project will reduce individual car trips to Emerald Bay
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This project will improve public access to Emerald Bay
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This project will improve the scenic travel route rating by reducing on road parking
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This project will reduce erosion by eliminating on road parking
Local and Regional Plans
Related Projects
Related Projects
03.01.02.0044 - State Route 89 Recreation Corridor Improvements is associated with following groups of projects.
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Notes
Notes
| 03/04/2026 8:53 AM | Judy Weber | The USFS, TRPA, and El Dorado County began work on the specialist studies and environmental analysis for the Meeks to DL Bliss trail segment. The 2025 SR 89 pilot shuttle is included in a separate project: SR 89 Corridor Emerald Bay Pilot Project. The shuttle pilot project and parking management will be continued through another EIP project in 2026-2027. | ||
| 01/21/2025 2:56 PM | Rebecca Cremeen | The next phase of environmental analysis will focus on the trail segment from Meeks Bay to DL Bliss State Park. This analysis is anticipated to begin in March 2025. | ||
| 02/08/2024 2:44 PM | Rebecca Cremeen | The Cascade to Meeks Trail Feasibility Study was completed in 2022. TRPA entered into an agreement with the US Forest Service (LTBMU) to complete an environmental analysis of a portion of the trail and transportation improvements -focused on Emerald Bay and DL Bliss. | ||
| 02/03/2023 2:51 PM | Rebecca Cremeen | As future planning and implementation projects come to fruition, the related projects will be updated along with the budget for this project. | ||
| 01/12/2022 4:23 PM | Judy Weber | The plan is complete. Recommendations will be proposed as separate EIP projects when ready to implement. |