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Lake Tahoe Communities Encourage โ€œAnything But One Person Per Carโ€ This Winter with Parking Reservations and Free-to-Ride Shuttles

Free-to-rider transportation options are reducing Lake Tahoe traffic | Photo: NTCA

Regional officials point to recent traffic mitigation wins while also recognizing the continued need for residents and visitors to use shared transportation options Traffic congestion in mountain towns is certainly nothing newโ€”especially on weekends and holidays during the winterโ€”but new data suggests use of free-to-the-rider shared transportation options in the Lake Tahoe region is increasing. โ€œSimply put, if youโ€™re in […]

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Avatar photo Press Release | February 11, 2025
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Is Colorado Really One of the Worst States to Drive in?

Colorado was ranked as one of the worst states to drive in the United States according to a 2021ย  WalletHub report.ย The report ranked Colorado as the 41st best state to drive in making it the 10th worst state to drive in. Colorado scored 52.71 out of 100. The report details categories and methods to score each state. Each state was […]

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Dominic Gawel | January 22, 2021
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Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons, UT To Close Uphill Traffic on Busy Days This Winter

Seven a.m.โ€”powder day.ย  Make coffee, grab a quick bite, pack gear into carโ€”off for the races by eight.ย  Stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic by eight-thirty.ย  “It’s Saturday,” you remember. Little Cottonwood Canyon is always packed on a Saturday powder day. Thirty minutes pass and you make it a half-mile to the mouth of the canyonโ€”it’s still dumping hard.ย  As you creep […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | November 17, 2020
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To Train or Not to Train: The I-70 Dilemma

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As many readers from the greater Denver area know too well, interstate 70 can be an absolute show on the weekends with traffic to and from some of the best ski resorts in the country. With big-name resorts like Keystone, Breckenridge, Vail, and Copper sitting along or near the highway, it is bound to be busy during the winter.ย  There […]

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Grant Weaver | November 21, 2019
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Denverโ€™s Traffic Congestion Is Only Getting Worse, Study Predicts

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The amount of time spent in Denver traffic jams is expected to double over the next 20 years, according to an annual report on roadway congestion from the Denver Regional Council of Governments. This is bad news for Denver-area skiers who frequently travel to ski resorts along the I-70 corridor, one of Colorado’s most driven highways and home to many […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 18, 2019
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3 More Killed on Congested Mount Everest | Death Toll at 7 in the Last Week

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Three more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organizers and officials said Friday, taking the toll from a deadly week on the overcrowded peak of the world’s tallest mountain to seven. Hundreds of mountaineers have attempted to summit Everestโ€™s 29,029-foot peak over the last couple of days when the weather cleared, sparking a bottleneck and โ€˜summit traffic jamโ€™ that led […]

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CragBrains | May 24, 2019
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Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons, UT Awarded Lions Share of $100-Million Fund to Remedy Traffic Congestion

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After a fierce statewide battle for $100 million that the Legislature pegged to reduce traffic congestion at crowded recreational areas, Little and Big Cottonwood canyons won the lionโ€™s share of the jackpot Friday, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. The Utah Transportation Commission voted to give them $66 million of the total, or $2 of every $3 available. Other smaller winners […]

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Steven Agar | May 16, 2018
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