What is the NCTPA?

The Napa County Transportation & Planning Agency (NCTPA) was formed in 1998 as a joint effort by the cities of American Canyon, Calistoga, Napa, St. Helena, the town of Yountville and the County of Napa. The NCTPA serves as the countywide transportation planning agency.

In July 2000, the NCTPA debuted the VINE, which was formed by combining the V.I.N.E. and the Napa Valley Transit (NVT). Then in 2002, NCTPA began operating community shuttles, including the Calistoga HandyVan, the St. Helena VINE Shuttle and the Yountville Shuttle. As a combined system, the NCTPA provides service to residents throughout the Napa Valley.

What does the NCTPA do?

Most people know we operate the VINE, the Napa area’s bus system. But we also have other responsibilities: we oversee the planning and funding of paratransit (transportation for special needs and disabled riders), the maintenance and improvement of highways, streets and roads, and bicycle transit.

As the program manager for the Transportation Fund for Air Quality, the NCTPA helps promote air quality in the Napa region. The NCTPA also works with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to coordinate funds from the Transportation Development Act (TDA) for transit, paratransit, streets and roads, and bicycle projects. Additionally, NCTPA serves as the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Authority for the allocation of funds derived from vehicle registration fees.