Napa Kids and Families

Cornerstone Gardens

I have been driving past Cornerstone Gardens for some time now, since it opened a couple of years ago. It is really a living space; I have watched from afar as it has evolved through the seasons, and I was finally able to make it over there this weekend. I posted a little bit about it on One little tastybit, but it just wasn't enough: get your kids over there!!

Cornerstone is a blast, and watching the look on your kids face as they study the weirdness of these gardens is priceless. Make sure to allot yourself at least four hours, because there is a lot to do.

NCTPA Transportation Speakers Program

From an NCTPA Press Release...

Program 3: Transportation for Livable Communities

Napa, California (June 20, 2007) – Over the next four months Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) will bring key transportation experts to Napa to talk about ideas and policies that have been successfully implemented in other communities, and share how these ideas might be applicable in Napa County.

NCTPA is updating the Strategic Transportation Plan for Napa County; the Speakers Program will help to bring new ideas and thinking to the table, and supplement the other public outreach and education efforts within our community.

• Do you want to know more about Transportation issues?
• What are the facts?
• What is possible here in Napa County?
• How are other cities and communities solving their transportation challenges?

Then you are invited to the third program in the series that will feature James Corless with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. In 1998, MTC launched the Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) Program. Since then the MTC has awarded over $80M to over 80 local projects that support multimodal travel, more livable neighborhoods and development of jobs and housing in existing town centers. Successful projects improve walking and bicycle access to public transit hubs and stations, major activity centers and neighborhood commercial

districts as a way of fostering community vitality. The TLC program provides technical assistance and capital grants to help cities, neighborhoods; transit agencies and nonprofit agencies develop transportation related projects fitting the TLC profile.

The fourth installment of the NCTPA Transportation Speakers Program will be held Thursday, June 28^th where Kim Baenisch, Executive Director of the Marin County Bike Coalition, will speak on their mission to promote safe bicycling for everyday transportation and recreation.

For additional information contact Bob Russell at 707-251-9428 or brussell@newlevelgroup.com.