South Tahoe Redevelopment Agency's Ski Run Project No. 1: An analysis and assessment (California)

In 1985, the city of South Lake Tahoe, California, began a redevelopment effort to invigorate a sagging tourism-based economy. Tourist accommodations were considered to be poorly planned, old, and in desperate need of improvement. This thesis is an investigation into the city's first redevelopment effort, the Ski Run Redevelopment Project No. 1. Looking first at the historical circumstances that led to the city's physical decay and fiscal predicament, conclusions are made as to history's impact on shaping Lake Tahoe's south shore landscape. I then examine implementation of the project, its various components, and affected areas surrounding the Ski Run Redevelopment Project. Using a geographic information system and the original goals of the South Tahoe Redevelopment Agency, an assessment is made of the success of this project, considered crucial to South Lake Tahoe's future.