Community Academy
A key element of Cultivating Community project is building long-term capacity for community engagement and expertise around land-use planning and policies that can help shape the built environment, and for building trust between underrepresented groups, the community as a whole, and decision makers.
Cultivating Community, Conserving the Basin Scholarship Program
Applications will remain open through March 26, 2025, for the initial selection of up to 14 awardees and 1 conference scholarship. Additional applications will be accepted on a rolling basis after the deadline, subject to available funds.
Applicants have the option to submit responses in audio, video or written format. See eligibility and other requirements below.Awards Available
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$25,000 available for approximately 14 participants
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Reimbursement will be provided up to $1,600 per individual for up to 20 hours of participation
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One conference scholarship of up to $3,000 available for one individual
Tahoe Living Webinar Series
High-level overview of the role of planning, with examples on how planning works at Lake Tahoe. (1:03:42 minutes)
Community Academy Webinars
*The views expressed by the speakers are those of the speakers and not necessarily of TRPA
Overview of the background, history, and role of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. (1:01:34 min)
Reseña de los antecedentes, la historia y el papel de la Agencia de Planificación Regional de Tahoe. (1:01:34 minutos)
Serie de Viviendas para Tahoe
Esta será una visión general de alto nivel del papel de la planificación, con ejemplos de cómo funciona la planificación en Lake Tahoe. (1:00:23 minutos)
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Discussion on equitable land use regulations and ADU financing. (1:26:19 minutes)
Development Rights 101
Explains development rights in the Lake Tahoe Basin. (3:19 min)
TRPA Principal Planner explains development rights, transfers, incentives, and accessory dwelling units (mother-in-law flats). (4:19 min)
Removing Barriers to Different Types of Housing
A presentation by Opticos Design to the TRPA Local Government and Housing Committee about how Tahoe can expand options for more workforce housing types that fit into our neighborhoods and town centers. (1:11:31 min)
A presentation by North Tahoe Community Alliance and TRPA Senior Planner on Phase 2 Affordable and Workforce Housing. (15:13 min)
Cascadia Partners presents the results of a financial feasibility analysis of a variety of multi-family development scenarios in the Tahoe Basin. The analysis examined coverage, density, height, and other development standards, both regional and local, to identify the effect of changes to these standards on the cost and feasibility of affordable and workforce housing. (28:58 min)
From the Maryland Department of Planning, Zoning for More Equitable Housing Options: Lessons from Charlottesville, Virginia. (1:29:53 min)
Past Tahoe Living Working Group Meeting Recordings
2:29:26 min
2:15:18 min
For real estate professionals to learn about coverage, permitting, BMPs and more. (1:22:19 min)
Coverage: 51:41 - 58:41 min
Development Rights: 58:48- 1:05:30 min
