• Collaboration between Mountaineer Transit Company (MTC) and Truckee North Tahoe Transportation Management Association (TNT/TMA)
• Serve the whole geographic area of Eastern Placer County businesses
• Place vans on the road to help employees get from their homes to work without using their personal vehicles, reducing passenger miles traveled
• Conduct a program assessment to better understand needs of all businesses
• Conduct an employer/employee outreach campaign

Recent Updates:

To date, the program has helped reduce traffic impacts by eliminating 59,878 vehicle trips, 2,265,346 vehicle trips, and 88,446 gallons of fuel, resulting in an estimated reduction of 1,728,655 pounds of CO2 emissions. At of the end of the second quarter of FY25-26, there were 15 active vanpools. Results from the most recent quarterly rider survey indicate that 71% of respondents reported that the vanpool program influences their decision to work in North Lake Tahoe, underscoring the program’s importance for regional workforce recruitment and retention.

TMA and Mountaineer staff continue to promote the program through community meetings, targeted employer outreach, partner email communications, printed materials, door-to-door outreach, and a promotional video produced by Lake Tahoe TV.

We are still looking to get more vanpools on the road. Anyone interested in the program for themselves or their employees can contact Sara Van Siclen at sara@tnttma.com for more information.