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If you’ve ever taken BART to get anywhere, you’ve probably seen the most common map of the Bay Area– that displaying the iconic transit system’s network. But have you seen the Bay through the fascinating map filters of the region created by the San Francisco based Stamen Design? Stamen Keep reading >>

Have you been waiting for the warmer weather to bring out your bike? Or do you want to start riding, but not sure how, or where?

We’ve listed both regular and one-time upcoming bicycling events around the Bay Area for 2012 for all biker types. Bike at the San Francisco Keep reading >>

Concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution are forecast to be unhealthy tomorrow, Tuesday September 20th and Wednesday, September 21st. Hot temperatures and light winds will combine to produce poor air quality for the Bay Area.

To help prevent smog, please:

• Pledge to try an alternative or a chance to win –

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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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Today, Monday August 23rd is Spare the Air day.

Concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution are forecast to be unhealthy today due to the combination of hot temperatures and light winds, resulting in poor air quality for the Bay Area.

To help prevent smog today, please:

• carpool or vanpool
• take transit

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SAN FRANCISCO – Last week, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Board of Directors approved $5 million to support further development of a regional electric vehicle charging infrastructure program in the Bay Area.

Today, the Department of Energy announced the program is designed to make electric vehicle ownership Keep reading >>