511 Contra Costa

Find Your Way Around Without Hitting the Hills

Have you tried 511 Contra Costa’s new Interactive Bike Mapper? We’ve developed an innovative bike mapping system specially designed to find flat, safe, and fast routes anywhere in Contra Costa and the Bay Area. Check out the Bike Mapper Fact page for more info. We also have a list of other bike maps you can use so that you can get to work without breaking a sweat.  Worried you won’t have a safe place to leave your bike? Be sure to take a look at our bike locker map.

Does Your Worksite Need a Bike Rack?

511 Contra Costa receives Bay Area Air Quality Management District grants and local county Sales Tax for Transportation Improvement Project funds for the procurement of bike lockers and racks to support and encourage bicycle use to employment sites, retail centers, schools, colleges, and public buildings.  Contact us for more information about this program.

Tips, Tricks, and More Help

The Sierra Club has a great guide on how to start a bike commute. Check it out online: Becoming a Bike Commuter.

The internet is an invaluable resource for  bicycle safety tips. California Bike Commute, which is specifically geared to commuters, sponsors a number of programs that promote green commutes.

We’d recommend you check out BikeLink and sign up for a card, which will enable you to securely park your bike, electric bicycle, or scooter in lockers conveniently located around the Bay Area.

The 511.org website is also chock full of valuable tips and information, including:

• Taking Bikes on Transit
• Bikes on Bay Area Bridges
• Other Bicycle Organizations
• Find a Bike Buddy
  

Pledge to walk and bike to work and you’re two steps closer to $50. What’s this? Read more about the 511 Contra Costa Pledge ->

511 Contra Costa working with City of San Ramon

511CC is working with the City of San Ramon to install Dura Bike Locker bike racks around the city. Keep an eye out for more in the next few months!