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Are you looking for an opportunity to kickstart greener commuting at your workplace?

The Great Race for Clean Air is a friendly competition between Bay Area employers to determine who will reign as the company with the best Bay Area Commuters!

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One gains a unique vantage point sitting on top of a bicycle. Without all the metal and extra seats of a car, riding a bike immerses us in our surroundings, but with more speed and maneuverability than traveling by foot. Sometimes, it can be scary (“that pothole is huge!”), but Keep reading >>

Have you tried the 511 Contra Costa Bike Mapper yet?  If not, you’re missing out on the coolest bike routing application for the Bay Area.  This mapping tool covers traditional streets as well as regional and neighborhood paved trails allowing users to quickly find the safest and quickest paths in the Bay Area.

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It’s that time of the year again for some baseball!  Leave the car at home (or at least a BART station) and take yourself to the ballgame on BART to root for your favorite team. Enjoy some peanuts and Cracker Jacks (but not on BART of course) cheering Keep reading >>

Spring into spring with chapstick and suncreen?  Yep, we are celebrating the month of March by encouraging you get out of your vehicles and enjoy the great outdoors with a little “spring” in your steps by cycling or walking on the trails.  With daylight savings time moving forward another hour and the official start of Keep reading >>

Why the madness?  Just look at the events and holidays taking place this month!  Pledge to reduce your carbon footprint when you travel green (like carpooling, biking, walking, or taking public transit) to any of these activities below or create your own (like a family reunion or museum day) and we’ll reward Keep reading >>

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The debut of our new website design is heading towards its first birthday, just in time for the holidays!  We thought it be interesting to see how much you know about us, our programs, Keep reading >>

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Make one commuter trip in May a zero carbon emission day. Pledge to bike and take transit to work or to a college campus and your transit trip is on us! Fill Keep reading >>

photo credit: Jonathan Taglione

May 14th is Bike to Work Day!

Nominate a Bicycle Commuter of the Year.  Do you know of a Contra Costa Bicycle Commuter who is worthy of this annual award? Deadline for nominations is Monday the 20th, 2009.

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