Envision Tahoe - Community Survey Results - The Community Survey results are in and reflect the importance of diversifying the regional economy, the need for more local worker housing, and that outdoor beauty and recreation opportunities are the reason we’re all living in Lake Tahoe. 1,799 of you contributed your time to this important community survey, completed in English and Spanish, in January. A few highlights of the survey:
* 63% of the community feels that things in Lake Tahoe are on the wrong track (which, sadly is similar to the national polling sentiment completed in January.)
* 73% feels that the lack of stable housing options is the biggest threat to locals’ quality of life, followed by traffic congestion/lack of transportation (61%), wildfires/smoke (58%), and too many vacation rentals/second homes (54%)
* And, no surprise, 79% of you felt that the highest or very highest priority for a solution should be to expand and promote economical housing opportunities for the local workforce.
Fortunately, this is a critical need in our community and one that relates directly to economic and community development moving forward. We recognize that economic diversification and supporting our core industry of Tourism can’t happen without housing for local workers.
To learn more about the Tahoe Prosperity Center Housing work: https://tahoeprosperity.org/housing-study/
To learn more about the Envision Tahoe Project: https://tahoeprosperity.org/envision-tahoe/
