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Gas is expensive. In other news, water is wet…

Seriously though, gas is expensive. Californians are buying less of it, but many of us still need a car to get around sometimes, and use BART and public transportation when we can.

If this describes you (drives sometimes, BARTs Keep reading >>

Ready for a sweet trip back in time?

Here is the original Bay Area Rapid Transit logo from 1958:

Current Bay Area Rapid Transit logo:

Hat tip: Streetsblog SF | Photo credit: Eric Fischer

Related: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District General Map from February 9, 1961 Keep reading >>

Need a reason to follow @511CC on Twitter? We’ve got plenty. Find out about our latest promotions, keep updated on travel news and information in Contra Costa county, and give yourself a chance to win some free coffee. Each month we give away a $25 Peets Coffee & Tea Keep reading >>

We have a great selection of transportation-related  maps  in Contra Costa  pulled into one comprehensive map page.   The collection includes  maps for bike routes, air quality, transit service, park & ride lots and much more.

Suggestions of other maps you would like to see here  can be posted Keep reading >>

511 Contra Costa is proud to announce the release of its very first iPhone app – iSmog!

iSmog displays air quality information for the San Francisco Bay Area. With just a tap of the screen, users will see an easy-to-understand map of environmental quality in the Bay Area’s five air Keep reading >>

San Francisco Cityscape has just released its third version of a Bay Area rail map that includes all lines:

“The last version was more detailed; like the new BART map, it listed destinations that couldn’t be fit on the map. But we’d like to think that this version combines the Keep reading >>

GOOD Magazine recently did a pretty cool piece examining the fuel usage per person for various modes of transportation from bicycles to cruise ships.  It is definitely worth a look.

“What’s the most efficient way to get around? Planes might burn a lot of fuel, but they also are filled Keep reading >>

Check out the video “Stop the Pollution, Pick a Solution,” to see what Livable Streets Education students are up to at MS 51 in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

We are two months in to our $25 Peet’s Coffee & Tea gift card giveaway promotion.  Winning is easy.  Just be a new Twitter follower of @511CC or retweet us to be entered into our monthly drawing.

Not only will following us on Twitter give you the chance to win 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 >>