511 Contra Costa

Tri Delta Transit and 511 Contra Costa have teamed up to get people moving more eco-friendly in east Contra Costa County. Give Express Route 300 a try and let someone else do the driving for you through Highway 4 traffic to/from Pittsburg/Bay Point BART.  With limited stops between Brentwood and Oakley Keep reading >>

Tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, is a Spare the Air Day in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution are forecast to be unhealthy tomorrow. Hot temperatures and light winds will combine to produce poor air quality for the Bay Area.

To help prevent smog tomorrow, please:
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Removing traffic laws reduces traffic accidents?  This is  interesting policy adopted in 2007  by the municipality of Bohmte, Germany. Check out a few articles about it.

Reuters article published September 11, 2007. Keep reading >>

The Martinez city council has recently adopted a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve energy. 511 Contra Costa will be working with the City of Martinez in order to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Martinez hopes steer more of its residents toward greener transportation forms such as biking, Keep reading >>

BART may go on strike July 1, 2009. Don’t wait until then to figure out how to get to work.  Talk to co-workers  or others in your building NOW to arrange  a carpool and then sign up with us to receive a $60 gift card.  You might  also consider vanpooling. Keep reading >>

In order to safely remove debris, perform temporary traffic striping and island modifications, and to perform underground utility work, it has been necessary for the Contractor to utilize one-way traffic control in the work area of El Portal Drive and I-80 in San Pablo.  This has created traffic delays.   Please Keep reading >>

The 2009 Contra Costa Countywide Bike and Pedestrian plan is now available for review on the CCTA website.

There are three community workshops scheduled to discuss the proposed bike plan. Two of the workshops will be held this week on Monday and Thursday. The third and final workshop will Keep reading >>

I’m happy to announce our new monthly Twitter for a Peet’s gift card giveaway.

On the last Monday of each month we will be giving away a $25 Peet’s gift card to either a new Twitter follower from the current month, or a random user who has re-tweeted one of Keep reading >>

As America’s economic challenges continue, 511 Contra Costa will join with other public transportation systems nationwide to participate in the fourth annual National Dump the Pump Day on June 18. Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the 2009 National Dump the Pump Day is a day that encourages Keep reading >>

This is really cool!  The El Cerrito BART location is now the second book lending machine in Conta Costa County.  It debuts today, and all day today Contra Costa County library employees will be on hand to sign up residents for Contra Costa County library cards.  For those of you Keep reading >>