Appendix B. Community Outreach Summary Throughout the development process for the 2019 Napa Countywide Bicycle Plan, the Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) sought ideas and input from the community on current bicycling conditions and received suggestions on the desired improvements. Eleven community outreach events were held to solicit input and share ideas. The three primary outreach events included: • • •
Porchfest in the City of Napa (June 2017) Bikefest in the City of Napa (May 2018) Open House held at the NVTA offices (June 2018)
Additional outreach efforts included: • • • • • • • •
Earth Day at Oxbow Commons in the City of Nap St. Helena Kiwanis Club St. Helena Farmers Market Calistoga Active Transportation Committee St. Helena Active Transportation and Sustainability Committee American Canyon Parks and Open Space Committee Calistoga Family Back to School Night Oxbow Locals Night
Several common themes and priorities emerged from the community’s feedback, including a desire for: • • • • • •
Well maintained, high-comfort bikeways Connections to schools, parks, trails, and commercial areas Recreational bikeways along rural routes Effective signal detection for bicycles Application of green paint Appropriate bicycle infrastructure on roadways, especially those with high speed and traffic volumes
This Appendix provides a summary of the community outreach and key themes shared by the public.
Online Outreach WikiMap Summary
The WikiMap outreach exercise was open from July 11, 2017 to October 6, 2017. The WikiMap is an online outreach tool that collects site-specific information on where participants experience bike-related issues, where they typically ride a bike, and where they would like to be able to ride a bike in the future (see Figure B.1). The data collected will be used to inform recommendations for policies, programs, and the locations and types of bicycle-related infrastructure projects.
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