North Lake Tahoe Workforce Vanpool
Partner Agency:

Amount Funded:
$757,754
Funding Committee(s):
TOT & TBID Advisory Committees
- 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:
From December 2023 through September 2024, the program reduced traffic by eliminating 21,629 vehicle trips and saving 605,421 pounds of CO2 emissions. Program awareness has been expanded through community meetings, targeted employer outreach, partner emails, flyers, rack cards, and a radio campaign.
Previous updates:
As part of this project, the TNT/TMA conducted a summer commuter survey to gain more information about how the North Lake Tahoe Workforce Vanpool Program and other transportation programs can best be used to support commuters. The survey results are being evaluated to determine how to proceed in the creation of a commuter transportation plan.
The North Tahoe Workforce Vanpool program offers an economical, stress-free commute for North Lake Tahoe Employees. Since its launch in December 2023, the program has eliminated 15,258 vehicle trips and saved 426,559 pounds of CO2 emissions. Vanpool groups, formed by employees with similar commutes and schedules, rent a van to commute together, with the vanpool captain driving the van home each day. Subsidies through TOT-TBID Dollars at Work cover part of the rental cost, with the remaining costs shared among riders or covered by employers.
The program currently has thirteen active vanpools with an average daily ridership of 65, up from 55 the previous quarter. Current companies participating in the program include Palisades Tahoe, Everline Resort and Spa, Granite Peak Management, and Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal.
More Info:
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.