511 Contra Costa

TRANSPAC (Transportation Partnership and Cooperation) has released a call for projects for a funding opportunity for transportation services for seniors and people with disabilities in Central Contra Costa County.

TRANSPAC is the Regional Transportation Planning Committee (RTPC) for Central Contra Costa. It is composed of elected representatives, planning commissioners and Keep reading >>

The City of Richmond’s Via Verdi Repair Project is nearing commencement. Starting on May 1, 2012 and lasting up to eight months, El Portal Drive will be temporarily closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the Church of Christ parking lot and Barranca Street. Changeable Message Boards have been placed Keep reading >>

Here’s the story of how biking regularly changed one Antioch man’s life. We hope it inspires you to reconsider your commute, participate in Bike to Work Day 2012, or nominate a bike commuter of the year.

I was a bike rider in the 70s and then the Keep reading >>

Last week, Foursquare announced some awesome news – you can now get a bicycle badge for checking in at your local bike shop 10 times!

Even better, you can follow 511CC on Foursquare and check in all around Contra Costa County to receive travel tips, bike and transit information, and Keep reading >>

Below is the anticipated schedule of upcoming westbound ramp and lane closures associated with work on the Caldecott Fourth Bore Project for the week of April 23-27, 2012. Please note that inclement weather may cause schedule changes.

Monday, April 23 – Thursday, April 26

• Overnight Westbound Fish Ranch Road Onramp

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Below is the anticipated schedule of upcoming westbound ramp and lane closures associated with work on the Caldecott Fourth Bore Project. Please note that inclement weather may cause schedule changes.

For the Week of April 16-20, 2012:

Monday, April 16 – Thursday, April 19:

• Overnight Westbound Fish Ranch Road Onramp

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Do you feel strongly about bike parking around BART stations, rules for taking bikes on BART, or any other bicycle policies related to BART?

Come share your opinion at tonight’s BART Bicycle Advisory Task Force Meeting, at 6 PM in Oakland!

What: BART Bicycle Advisory Task Force Meeting
When: TODAY, Keep reading >>

Are you a Contra Costa County Library card holder? If not, now might be the time to become one.

Through the library’s Discover & Go program, library card holders get free or reduced admission to dozens of museums and learning centers all around the Bay Area. A few of Keep reading >>

Celebrate Earth Month at the Pittsburg Library through the end of April 2012!

511 Contra Costa kicked off the City’s Earth Month at the Pittsburg Library working with students and parents on transportation trivia. The evening was the first in a series of activities scheduled at the library during the Keep reading >>

Below is the anticipated schedule of upcoming westbound ramp and lane closures associated with work on the Caldecott Fourth Bore Project.

The Week of February 27, 2012:

Closures begin Monday night, February 27 and will tentatively occur nightly through Friday, March 2.

• Overnight Westbound Fish Ranch Road Onramp Closures

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