Napa County Safe Routes to School

Make sure to swing by an energizer station on Thursday morning for Bike to Work and School Day! Participating schools will have stations near the main school entrance - see bit.ly/BTWSD for a map of energizer stations/participating schools! 🚲🚲

Here’s a little sneak peek at some of the Bike to Work and School Day energizer station goodies 🚲👀 make sure you stop by an energizer station on your bike commute to work, school, or wherever else you need to go this Thursday morning to grab some of this awesome swag! 🚲 find more info at bit.ly/BTWSD

Get ready to ride - Bike to Work and School Day is next Thursday, May 16! 🚲 🎉 Celebrate the benefits and joys of riding a bike by riding to work, school, or wherever you need to go that day, and swing by an energizer station to pick up some free snacks and swag, just for going by bike! Head to bit.ly/BTWSD for more info and a map of energizer stations (including which schools signed up to have stations!) 🚲

Over 2,100 Napa County students walked, biked, and rolled to school today - great work to all who participated! 👏👏

🎉 Walk and Roll to School Day is tomorrow morning! 🎉

When students walk, bike, or roll to school on Walk & Roll to School Day, they can celebrate making the active choice by stopping by their school's welcome table and picking up some snacks and goodies as a reward!

Find a list of participating schools and more info at napabike.org/wrsd 🚲 🛴 👟

Napa Safe Routes in action! COOL School summer program students learned about the importance of helmets, traffic rules, and bike-handling skills during their bike rodeos 🚲

🚲 Free bike safety workshop next Saturday! 🚲

Learn all things bike safety with the Napa County Bicycle Coalition's nationally-certified instructors (the same instructors who teach Napa County SRTS programming!) at this free Family Biking Workshop at CrossWalk Community Church on Saturday, July 22 at 9 AM. This is a great hands-on, comprehensive workshop for students who want to bike to school! Sign up today at bit.ly/july22workshop 🚲

🚲 Family-friendly group bike ride alert! 🚲

Napa Bikefest is offering a FREE Kidical Mass bike ride for kids and families to join on Sunday, May 7! This fun, family-friendly group bike ride celebrates the joys of riding a bike and will feature a safety talk for kiddos before taking off. This 3-mile ride will head down to Kennedy Park and back on the Vine Trail shared-use path just down the street from Bikefest.

Bikefest will also have a free kids bike rodeo practicing bike-handling and safety skills led by one of our Safe Routes to School bike safety instructors!

Get more information and sign up for Kidical Mass at napabike.org/bikefest

Napa County Bike to Work and School Day is coming up in just a few weeks on Thursday, May 18! 🎉 Celebrate the many benefits of riding a bike with hundreds of Napa County residents and students by riding to work or school on May 18 - and don't forget to pick up a tasty snack and swag at one of the 24 countywide energizer stations! Find a map of the 23 school stations and 11 community stations and more details at http://napabike.org/bike-to-work-school-day/ 🚲🚲

Looking for a way for the family to brush up on bike safety as the weather gets warmer? Attend a free bilingual Family Biking Workshop! 🚲 Topics include helmet fitting, bike safety checks, bike handling skills, and traffic laws, and the workshop concludes with a group ride around the neighborhood. Sign up today to reserve your spot!

April 22 at McPherson Elementary - bit.ly/mcphersonfbw
April 29 at Shearer Elementary - bit.ly/shearerfbw

Workshops are open to the community - kids do not have to be students at the workshop school sites to participate!

First bike rodeo of the 2023 - way to go Mighty Oaks! 🚲

Spring is a great time for kids to stay active by biking to school! You can get ready to bike to school by attending one of the FREE Family Biking Workshops hosted by the Napa County Bicycle Coalition - these workshops build bike-riding confidence and go over bike safety and rules of the road for students and their parents/caregivers. Sign up today!

American Canyon sign-up: bit.ly/Mar11FBW
Napa (at Alta Heights) sign-up: bit.ly/altaheightsfbw

Thank you to the McPherson parents and staff and district staff who joined our Safe Routes team for a Safety Summit with McPherson Family Resource Center last week! Parents talked about the types of SRTS programs they'd like to see at McPherson, including Walk and Roll Wednesdays and walking school buses 👟🚌

We had a great group of parents and NVUSD staff join us for our Napa County Safe Routes to School McPherson Safety Summit last week to discuss bicycle and pedestrian safety around McPherson Elementary School and possible SRTS programs to help get more kids actively traveling to school 🚲👟🛴 Thank you to McPherson Family Resource Center for partnering with us on this event!

[para español👇] We have exciting news - the Housing Authority of the City of Napa is opening waiting lists for the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program serving all of Napa County on Tuesday, May 17th at 8 AM. If you meet the income qualifications, and are interested in receiving housing rental assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program, you must submit your lottery application between Tuesday, May 17th and Tuesday, May 24th, at 5 PM.

More information, please visit www.cityofnapa.org/WaitingList

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La Autoridad de Vivienda de la Ciudad de Napa está abriendo la lista de espera para el Programa de Asistencia de Renta de Sección 8 que sirve a todo el Condado de Napa.
La Lotería para la Lista de Espera de Sección 8 abrirá el martes 17 de mayo del 2022 a las 8:00 a.m.
Las solicitudes para la lotería deben entregarse antes del martes 24 de mayo del 2022 a las 5:00 p.m.

Para solicitar, favor de visitar: www.cityofnapa.org/WaitingList

Feedback is currently being collected to help draft a strategic plan to address homelessness in Napa. As part of the process, a community survey has been developed and is seeking input from everyone and all sectors across Napa, including unincorporated areas and smaller cities. This feedback will be used to identify needs, gaps, concerns, and develop shared goals to address homelessness.
English Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/napaplan. Spanish survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/elplAnnapa

Napa County afterschool students would like to remind all parents to refrain from idling your vehicle where students are gathered. Here are a few suggestions that can have a big impact in improving air quality for all:

While waiting for your child at school, turn your vehicle off to keep Bay Area lungs healthy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRtaXqJkIz4

Be Idle Free By Turning Your Key While waiting for your child at school, turn your vehicle off to keep Bay Area lungs healthy.

The Napa County Office of Education, Prevention Health and Wellness team was able to attend the Aldea Community Fair. Community members received information about Idle Free, Alcohol and To***co Prevention, as well as Foster and Homeless services. Prevention never stopped during COVID but it sure is exciting to resume in-person education.

Students in the NCOE after-school programs have been learning about the other harmful effects of leaving a vehicle engine running when it is parked. To get involved and pledge to be idle-free: https://forms.gle/9bA9N5WBr7Deiv958

Kickstart the week with a pledge to save gas, save money and spare the air in Napa County. This can all be done by simply turning off your car engine if sitting and waiting for longer than 30 seconds. Idling often happens when waiting to pick someone up, sitting at a drive-through or car-wash, checking email and voicemail in a parked vehicle, and waiting longer than necessary to warm up your vehicle before driving.

To learn more and to take the Napa County Idle-Free Pledge, visit: https://forms.gle/sCXEWFbXDP2m87Bq6

We interrupt your news feed scrolling to thank all of the wonderful Napa County Safe Routes volunteers who helped to educate engage, encourage, and educate students. These pictures are from a couple years back and we have had so many program volunteers since. Whether it was 30 minutes or a years time, we want to thank everyone who has made so many things possible such as bike rodeos, bike and pedestrian safety classes, Walk and Roll to School Day, school site surveys, and so much more.

Thank you, volunteers!

May is Bike Month in Napa County! Here are a few ways to celebrate:
1. Ride your bike to school, work or wherever
2. Ride your bike to meet a friend
3. Ride your bike on the Napa Valley Vine Trail
4. Ride your bike around the block
5. Ride your bike on a new trail or path

For more ways to participate in Bike Month, visit a local bike shop of head over to the Napa Bicycle Coalition website: https://napabike.org/may-is-bike-month/

Did you know that idling your vehicle can affect the health of those around you? Inhaling the particulate matter produced by vehicles can:

Aggravate asthma
Cause coughing or difficult breathing
Decrease lung function
Exacerbate cardiovascular problems
Lead to chronic bronchitis

To learn more about this and take the idle free pledge visit: https://idlefreebayarea.org/about/

Hey Bay Area, May 21st is "Bike to Wherever Day!"

Pledge to ride.
Plan your route.
Collect some swag.

https://napabike.org/bike-to-wherever-day/ #:~:text=Bike%20To%20Wherever%20Day%20is,freedom%20of%20riding%20a%20bike.

An important reminder from Spare the Air, Bay Area. When waiting in your car to pick up students, turn the key and be idle free.

For more information, visit the EPA website at: https://www.epa.gov/dera/school-bus-idle-reduction

Asthma affects one in ten kids in the Bay Area. Idle-free zones at schools help create healthier air quality for students. While waiting in a pick-up line, remember to turn your vehicle off when possible. 🏫

National Bike to School Day 2021 is happening on May 5th. For event inspiration, check the website below:

http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/event-ideas-for-btsd-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0di-j1v0PBX7Ym49G3jYO-VW3BOWSMi5CHRv43PnILZGhi1-zrOk36vwg

Looking for inspiration for ways to celebrate this year? Check out this list of event ideas created specifically for 2021: www.walkbiketoschool.org/event-ideas-for-btsd-2021.