Napa Valley residents and visitors have a new transportation option when getting around. The newly completed $4 million Imola Park & Ride facility will allow people to conveniently meet up for carpools, hop on a Vine express or regional bus starting October 30, and soon charge their electric vehicles.
The Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) and regional transportation leaders officially opened the Imola Park & Ride facility during a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning.
“The Imola Park & Ride, a once dilapidated empty lot on the corridor, has been given new life as a bustling Park & Ride that will serve commuters and visitors alike,” said NVTA Chair Liz Alessio. “By making investments in projects such as this Park & Ride, we are creating more attractive and reliable bus service and active transportation options.”
The Imola Park & Ride features:
“Park and Rides provide significant convenience to transit riders particularly when there is ample parking to shorten commutes, a place to charge electric vehicles, and a safe place to park bicycles,” said Ray Tellis, Regional Administrator for the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Region 9. “I believe that these types of creative solutions will bring riders back to our region’s transit systems.”
Funding for this project came from the FTA, the Transportation Fund for Clean Air, and the Transportation Development Act.