What is Traffic Calming? 

Traffic calming is a process to reduce vehicular speeds and manage cut-through traffic. It is comprised of strategies and engineering solutions to improve safety for all mode users. Traffic calming solutions lessen the impact of traffic on residential neighborhoods and within school zones, and enhance the quality of life for residents. 

Traffic Calming Toolkit (Example)

There are numerous traffic calming measures. Each has different advantages, constraints, and suitable environments. Please visit the Traffic Calming Toolkit Example tab for examples of a few different traffic calming measures. As part of the workshop process, a traffic calming toolkit will be developed using community feedback to target existing safety issues.

Napa Collision History

There was a total of 1,207 collisions reported on City of Napa roads from 2016 to 2020.

While 64% of those were vehicle-to-vehicle accidents, 10% involved pedestrians, and 9% involved bicycles, skateboards or scooters.

22% of those traffic collisions involved unsafe speed, and 20% were related to automobile right-of-way.

Prior Plans

2005 Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program: 

On July 14, 2005, the City of Napa adopted Citywide Guidelines for Traffic Calming and Neighborhood Traffic Management. This current NTCP work will replace the existing 2005 document. View the current document and its appendices: 

• 2005 Napa Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D

Local Roadway Safety Plan:

On September 6, 2022, the City of Napa adopted its first Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP). The Local Roadway Safety Plan is a localized data-driven traffic safety plan that identifies and provides recommendations for addressing roadway safety needs within the City of Napa.  The LRSP aims to reduce the number of fatal and severe injury collisions on roadways within the City of Napa, ultimately increasing the safety of all roadway users. View the LRSP document:

• City of Napa Local Roadway Safety Plan.

Spanning the duration of the project, a series of virtual community workshop meetings will be held to solicit input on the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program.

Community Workshop Meetings

The second set of community workshops is scheduled for March 15, 16, and 22, 2023 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. The March 15 and 16 meetings will be held virtually via Zoom and the March 22 meeting will be held in-person at the City Hall Council Chambers (955 School Street, Napa, CA 94559). These workshops will discuss community input collected to date, the draft traffic calming toolbox, and decision-making process.

For the virtual meetings on March 15 and 16, the Zoom Information is listed below (no pre-registration is required – click the link below at the specified date/time of the workshop meeting to join):  

•    Workshop #2 Meeting – March 15th (5:30pm-7:00pm)

•    Workshop #2 Meeting – March 16th (5:30pm-7:00pm)

Trouble logging in? Below is the Workshop Zoom Information (the link and meeting information below will work for both virtual workshops): 

Link to Join 

Zoom Meeting ID: 852 7399 0440

Passcode: 605691

The City held the first set of community workshops virtually on November 16, 17, 29, 30 and December 1, 2022. The first set of virtual community workshop meetings covered the following:

•    Introduction of the project team;

•    Introduction to the project, goals and objectives, and project timeline; and

•    Listen and document the community’s traffic safety concerns

The Community Workshop #1 Presentation can be viewed by clicking below.

Community Workshop #1 Presentation (LINK)

The City will host one final set of community workshops in mid-2023 (exact dates to be determined). Tentative timeline for the Workshop #3 meetings is May 2023.

Past and Upcoming Project Information

Community Feedback

Feedback on the information presented during the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (NTCP) Community Workshop #2 can be provided via the below online feedback form. Click the link below to compete the feedback form. 

Feedback Form - City of Napa NTCP Community Workshop #2

Upcoming Community Events

The second set of community workshops is scheduled for March 15, 16, and 22, 2023 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. The March 15 and 16 meetings will be held virtually via Zoom and the March 22 meeting will be held in-person at the City Hall Council Chambers (955 School Street, Napa, CA 94559). These workshops will discuss community input collected to date, the draft traffic calming toolbox, and decision-making process.

The Community Workshop #2 Presentation can be viewed by clicking below.

Community Workshop #2 Presentation

Please visit the Workshops tab for more information and the link to attend the virtual community workshop meetings.

Past Community Events

The first community workshops were held virtually from 5:30pm – 7:00pm on November 16, 17, 29, 30 and December 1. City staff and their traffic consultant gave an overview of the project and gathered feedback from residents on local traffic concerns. The Community Workshop #1 Presentation can be viewed by clicking below.

Community Workshop #1 Presentation

Online Map Tool

The online map tool is now closed. For those who were unable to attend the first set of virtual community workshop meetings, an online map tool was provided for community members to report their traffic safety concerns.  

Please check back on this page at a later date to receive additional information on project updates.