" One other thing. All the things on this wish list must be completed before houses go up for sale. My guess some of them won't even begin work until hell thaws out after being frozen over.

As far as the most comical, I nominate "First Street/Soscol Avenue: Developer should establish program funded by property owners association to reduce car trips to and from downtown by 15 percent". Besides the possible hilarity of an alleged "program" with an alleged goal to do something as vague and unaccountable as a 15% reduction, and besides the immense amount of effort and funding a property owners association is going to want to invest, I think that Downtown itself is taking care of the reduced trips from residents by gearing itself towards tourists instead of residents. "

" Pretty artistic and idealistic marketing pictures on your front page, "suggested solutions" to resolve traffic problems.

It is clear that the Register is using the power of the press to influence the approval of Napa Pipe. "

" Bigger is not better. "

" reason-ator
You are correct, it is comical at best.
By the way,
how did you get "until hell thaws out after being frozen over" past the word checker?
I counldn't get "It will s--k our city coffers dry." (I had to switch to "drain") "

" To those of you getting some neighborhood repaving done now, how many decades did you wait?
How many years did you wait on hwy 12 before the simple truck climbing lane was installed?
How many decades will you wait for these new improvements, regardless of whether they're part of the General Plan?
And please note: the word "should" is NOT the same as "must." The developer doesn't have to do a single thing that he "should." You are being badly scammed by simple words.
There's not going to be money. There never has been and it won't flow now.
And call me a cynic, but c'mon. I've been on the local ferries. I see very few riders who appear to qualify for low income housing. It costs more to buy a ticket than to hop in my friend's banged up old car with 5 more riders. The water taxis won't be free, nor will the shuttles and buses. Heck, even when Napa tried "free" as in trolleys, it failed.
I can't wait to see how Napa intends to lure tourists to its rural attractions through a gridlock similar to Santa Rosa's endless nightmare. Hope the Napa tourist bureau casts a wider net, because I think return visitor numbers will plummet.
It's sure a good thing grapes aren't affected by exhaust fumes! "

" Napa Pipe developers are proposing to be part of the traffic / intersection solutions which most are needed with or without the project - benefits to all. The new developments in downtown Napa are going to draw residents, employees and tourists. Napa Pipe is essential for the future success of Napa County. "

" The number residents and new cars will be at least double what is stated in the EIR. The suggested improvements spelled out here will be mostly paid for with taxpayer dollars and will have the city of Napa tied up in mind-numbing traffic for a decade only to find that all those improvements couldn't help with the flow of the thousands of new cars we will be stuck with forever and ever.

The Napa that we grew up in, that we know and love, the Napa that draws tourists to our natural wonders will be gone forever. "

" This entire project stinks to high heaven in so many ways for so many reasons I can barely stand it. I think Napa needs to think long and hard about how it defines "Success" for the future, if this is essential for it.

Good grief people! Its nearly unbearable now with traffic, anyone doing the numbers can only come out sitting in more traffic longer and longer.

Just say NO to Napa Pipe! "

" We need a friends of Napa Valley org similar to what Mill Valley has. ABAG does not have as much control as we think. Without ABAG, Napa Pipe has no backbone. Read this:

http://www.friendsofmillvalley.org/d/?q=node/537 "

" Vocal-de-local
I'm wondering why our elected representatives who say their hands are tied and they have no choice but to bend to Mr. Rogal, why they haven't thought about encouraging something similar to this?

Kind of makes one wonder who all the "investers" really are in this development project? "