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Bicycle coalition asks board to show where bike projects appear in budget and to fund Silverado Trail safety upgrades
Summary
The Napa County Bicycle Coalition told supervisors it could not find its prior budget request in this year’s recommended budget and asked for performance measures and explicit line items for bike and pedestrian facilities, including dedicated funding for Silverado Trail buffers and rumble strips.
Kara Verner, executive director of the Napa County Bicycle Coalition, asked the board during public comment to make bicycle projects and funding more transparent in the county budget. Verner said a request the coalition submitted last year did not appear in the recommended budget and urged the county to add performance measures (for example, miles of bike lanes installed or upgraded) and to label which CIP or resurfacing projects include bike‑facility improvements.
Verner specifically asked the county to prioritize bike safety improvements on Silverado Trail, including buffered lanes with rumble strips, and requested that the budget show when and where bike and pedestrian facilities are planned rather than leaving them implicit in pavement work or other projects.
Why it matters: Silverado Trail is an important regional corridor with known safety concerns for bicyclists; coalition leaders told the board that bike improvements are sometimes implemented as an afterthought if they are not tracked or budgeted explicitly. Verner said some low‑cost measures with high safety payoff are feasible and asked that the board move from passive language in the budget to specific implementation commitments.
What’s next: Verner said the coalition is participating in an active‑transportation plan update and urged staff to include explicit performance measures and project labeling in the final budget or CIP documents.
