The Hows and Whys of Truckee

How to Be a Mobility All-Star

The privilege to live, work, and—if you’re a parent—raise kids in Truckee is like snagging a VIP pass to life. We’re truly living the dream with the High Sierra as our backyard and a supportive community of like-minded people. But as we go about our days, driving kids to school and sports, making quick runs to the market for a forgotten ingredient, hitting the trail, or snagging a quick dip in the lake, frustrations mount quickly when we find ourselves creeping behind a long line of automobiles. And, as the saying goes, “If you’re sitting in traffic, you are the traffic.”

More significant than our annoyance, increased traffic also brings increased emissions. According to the Federal Transit Administration and United States Environmental Protection Agency, a typical passenger vehicle emits about 1 pound of carbon dioxide per mile and 4.6 metric tons of CO2 annually, respectively, while taking transit saves .64 pounds of carbon dioxide per passenger mile.

As stewards of the High Sierra, it’s our responsibility to recognize the impact of our daily choices on the delicate ecosystem and our role in preserving it. Embracing programs like TART Connect, Dial-a-Ride services, and the new Truckee electric bike share is crucial to safeguarding the essence of what makes Truckee so unique.

HOW TO USE TART CONNECT + DIAL-A-RIDE

Since launch in July 2022, TART Connect, Truckee’s app based “door to door” transit service, has provided over 100,000 rides, drastically reducing the number of cars on our roads and reducing users’ carbon footprints and improving residents’ quality of life and visitor experience for our guests. Using TART Connect is simple. Just download the app at tartconnect.app. link/tart-download to book a FREE ride and TART Connect will pick you up and drop you off anywhere in the Town limits. And don’t forget the Town of Truckee and Placer County also offer both Fixed Route and Dial-A-Ride services serving the Town and North Lake Tahoe.

Truckee TART Local Route/ Fixed Route Services

Routes vary by the season. Find the current schedule and information on hours at tahoetruckeetransit.com. Vehicles serve the Truckee Recreation Center, Regional Park, Downtown Truckee, Tahoe Forest Hospital and Medical Offices, Gateway Shopping Center, Crossroads Shopping Center, Donner State Park, and all the way to the west end of Donner Lake. Seasonal services are also provided from Truckee to Northstar Village as well as year-round service to North Lake Tahoe.

Cost: Free!

Truckee Dial-A-Ride

The Town’s other door-to-door service is offered year-round to the public, with priority service for seniors, persons with disabilities, and ADA-certified riders. Dial-A-Ride is available for trips within the Truckee Town limits, seven days per week. Reservations are required 24 hours in advance of your trip.

Cost for one-way:

• ADA-certified riders - free

• Adults: $6

• Seniors and children: $2

To reserve a ride, call (530) 550-7451

How To Use The New Electric Bike Share

If you have yet to try Truckee’s electric bike share, get your ride in now! The Truckee BCycle system currently offers 50 pedal-assist electric bikes that can be checked out from over 100 docking stations clustered throughout the town, from the Truckee River Legacy trailhead in Glenshire to Donner Lake. Operating from May through October, weather permitting, the bike share system will take a break during the winter months.

Download the BCycle app at bcycle.com/app grabbing a bike effortless, with real-time updates on bike and dock availability.

1. Buy a pass via the kiosk near the bike station or on the BCycle app

2. Choose your bike

3. Ride

4. Return the bike to any station with an open dock

5. Repeat

Station locations:

• Glenshire Legacy Trailhead

• Truckee Town Hall

• The Rock Shopping Center Bus Stop (FiftyFifty Brewing Co.)

• Donner Pass Road / Round House Way

• Donner Pass Road / Truckee Way

• Shopping center at Wild & Ruff and Drink Coffee Do Stuff

• Eagle Plaza (Donner Pass Road & Spring Street)

• Drink Coffee Do Stuff

• MOBO Law

• RMU Truckee

• Pocket Park, across from Alibi Truckee

• Truckee Way at Coburn Crossing/Springhill Suites

• Henness Rd / Edwin Rd

• Tahoe Forest Hospital

• TDPUD

• Meadow Park

• Cold Stream

• Donner Lake East End Beach

• Donner Lake Shoreline Park

• Donner Lake Boat Launch

Complete information on station locations, bike availability, and “how to ride” can be found truckee.bcycle.com/.

NOMINATE A MOBILITY ALL STAR!

To highlight the success of the Town’s Mobility Programs, the Truckee Town Council has developed a “Mobility All Stars” Award. Do you know someone who regularly uses TART Connect and/or TART to get around? Nominate them by sending their name and story to nominate@townoftruckee. com, and they may be featured as a Mobility All Star and earn a FREE monthly pass to the Town’s BCycle Bike Share Program.

Mitigating Risk

TDPUD takes action to reduce the risk of fire ignition from our equipment. We clear vegetation from power lines, and ensure defensible space on our properties, just like all Truckee residents should. And if you’re ever wondered why we have more and longer power outages in summer and fall, it’s due to a safety setting in our system that reduces fire risk.

PSOM Outages

NV Energy may shut power transmission to our area during times of severe wildfire risk. Visit tdpud.org/psom to learn how to prepare for these outages.

Stay Connected to TDPUD

The best way to stay informed during an outage or an emergency is to enroll in TDPUD’s text alerts. Visit tdpud.org/outage for a step-by-step guide for how to sign up.