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IN THE NEWS
Public Notice TFCA Call for Projects and Workshop
VINE Route 11 Service Adjustment Effective Monday, November 16, 2009 the VINE Route 11 service will streamline its first run to Santa Rosa so that riders can attend early morning classes at the Santa Rosa Junior College. By serving the Kaiser medical center on an “On Demand” basis for the first run of the morning and removing the 7:50 AM time point at the Ursuline/Cardinal Newman High School bus stop, the Route 11 bus can reach the Mendocino & Steele Lane corner in time for 8 am classes. This means that the bus driver will only stop at the Kaiser Medical Center if there are no riders exiting. As well, the driver will no longer dwell at the Ursuline/Cardinal Newman bus stop until 7:50 am. Once passengers have left or boarded the bus, service will continue without further delays.
Attention Taxi Scrip Users-Changes Ahead The 2010 taxi books are on sale now. The 2009 Taxi Scrip Books are valid to use through the end of January 2010. You may begin using the 2010 Taxi Scrip Books NOW!. Have a safe and happy holiday season.
PCC & VCAC Seeking Community Volunteers PCC and VCAC committees are comprised of volunteer members, who serve in an advisory capacity to the NCTPA Board of Directors. The PCC provides input and recommendation to the Board on matters that improve the availability of transportation services for persons with special needs and seniors, while meeting the needs of the general public. The VCAC provides input, advice, comments and suggestions regarding issues of importance to the consumers of public transportation. The PCC and VCAC committees meet every other month at NCTPA. No meeting is held in the month of August. All meetings are open to the public. Requirements: Applicants must be a Napa County resident or work in Napa County. Contact Deborah Brunner at 707-259-8778 or dbrunner@nctpa.net. |
DIRECTOR'S UPDATE
December 2009 Directors Newsletter First, let me wish everyone a Happy New Year. As of this month I will have had the honor of being the Executive Director of the NCTPA for one year. And what a year it has been. In 2009, with the assistance of Congressman Thompson and our excellent Board of Directors led by Councilman Jim Krider (Napa), we were successful in getting federal stimulus funding for a variety of transportation projects in the Napa region. For example, work has already begun repaving a number of local streets and roads, work on a new Park and Ride lot at Redwood (Trancas) and Solano which will start construction early next year, and new buses will be coming our way in the summer of 2010. In addition, Yountville will see the construction of a bike trail along Highway 29 through the Town. In 2010, we move forward to increase our trend for more transportation improvements in the region. The Jameson Canyon widening and curve straightening project will go out to bid with a completion in 2012. The design for the new Downtown Napa Transit Center will commence with construction starting in 2011 which will allow us to significantly improve our bus system in Napa by providing for a timed transfer between all of our routes. A major effort will be made to look for improvements for the Soscol and Highway 29 intersection, the Rutherford and Highway 29 intersection, and the Highway 29 and Silverado Trail intersection in Calistoga just to name a few. We will continue to work with the cities, Napa County, and Town of Yountville to fund local streets and road improvements. This will be accomplished in a very challenging economic climate. But it is a challenge we embrace in our efforts to fund transportation improvements. Again, we here at the NCTPA wish you all a Happy New Year and ask you to mark our progress towards improving mobility and safety for our residents in the Napa region. IMPORTANT DATES
Paratransit Coordinating Council
VINE Consumer Advisory Committee
Technical Advisory Committee
NCTPA/NVTA Board Meeting
Bicycle Advisory Committee |
