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Take our survey about electric/hybrid cars and get a $10 gift certificate for Peet’s Coffee.  Its short and simple, but this offer expires soon so act fast. Keep reading >>

Caltrans will be performing numerous maintenance repairs on State Route 12 (SR-12) Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (Sept 15-17) from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm daily.  These repairs will require the FULL CLOSURE of SR-12.  The closure will be from State Route 160 near Rio Vista to Interstate 5 near Lodi. Keep reading >>

The Concord City Council selected the Clustered Villages alternative as the Preferred Reuse Plan for the Concord Naval Weapons Station in January 2009. A revised Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the project is now available for review and comment until October 15.   Share your opinion. Keep reading >>

Diablo residents know that cyclists use their community to access or egress  the south side of Mt. Diablo.  Some residents have voiced their desire to gate Diablo in the past. Residents are asking that cyclists obey the rules of the road which  means ride single file, obey the 20 mph Keep reading >>

BART  unions announced their plans to strike on Sunday August 16, 2009 at Midnight. 511 Contra Costa has carpools for all commuters traveling to, from or through Contra Costa County and free WestCAT Lynx Express Bus passes for commuters traveling from Hercules to San Francisco.

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Hercules Transit Center Opened August 3, 2009.   The new Hercules Transit Center, located on the West side of  Eastbound Highway 4 at the I-80 Interchange is a Park and Ride Lot with express bus service to BART and San Francisco.  The Transit Center was reloacted to accommodate Keep reading >>

511 Contra Costa will be at Addus Health Care in Concord on July 23rd to present the Countywide Commuter Transporatation Incentives. Keep reading >>

511 Contra Costa will be handing out bike bells and bicycle safety quizes to children touring Bank of America’s corporate offices in Concord on Wednesday, July 22. Keep reading >>

On Thursday, July 30th 511 Contra Costa will be at Safeway’s offices on Ygnacio Valley Road in Walnut Creek to assist employees with their commute planning in preparation for their relocation to Pleasanton. Keep reading >>

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 >>