LAKE TAHOE

FlyTahoe’s planned cross-lake electric flying ferry, the Candela P-12, has been highlighted as a key environmental improvement project in the Lake Tahoe Regional Transportation Plan. The proposed project offers a potential solution to cut traffic, lower emissions, and protect the lake.

With more than 15 million visitors each year, Lake Tahoe faces mounting traffic congestion, especially during peak seasons and winter road closures. At the same time, emissions and road sediment from such traffic threaten the lake’s world-renowned clarity, adding environmental pressure to the region’s mobility challenges.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) adopted the Connections 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) in July, which highlights FlyTahoe’s sustainable water transit network with the centerpiece P-12 cross-lake ferry as a key concept for waterborne transit in the Tahoe Region. Previously listed by the TRPA as an Environmental Improvement Project (EIP), FlyTahoe’s inclusion in both the EIP and RTP reflects the project’s potential to achieve regional environmental goals, including reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), road sediment, and emissions while preserving lake clarity and better connecting shoreline communities.

Subject to regulatory approval, FlyTahoe aims to balance accessibility, inclusivity, and equity for both locals and visitors while supporting the RTP’s goals, including environmental protection, multimodal mobility, safety, system performance, economic prosperity, and infrastructure resiliency. The Candela P-12 is set to serve as FlyTahoe’s flagship vessel as they work to build a more connected, resilient Lake Tahoe.

Read Moonshine’s previous reporting on FlyTahoe here.

~ FlyTahoe press release