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Our weekly news & events roundup for Contra Costa County, East Bay & Bay Area for transit, biking and transportation. Get your good reads on!

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Our weekly news & events roundup for Contra Costa County, East Bay & Bay Area for transit, biking and transportation.

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Today, Caltrans announced a detour for motorists driving into Oakland across the Bay Bridge beginning Memorial Day weekend.

From BayBridgeInfo.org,

Motorists driving on the lower deck of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will experience a slightly different approach into Oakland after this Memorial Day weekend. While speed limits will

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Did you know there’s a way to get from the East Bay to San Francisco in twenty minutes for $1?

The only catch – you need a bike.

Caltrans runs a Bay Bridge Bike Shuttle during weekday commute hours. These are the times when bikes aren’t allowed on BART, so Keep reading >>

Upcoming Events & Meetings

• Mon. 7/12: Meet at Antioch’s Nick Rodriguez Community Center to give your input on BART’s eastward extension.
• Thur. 7/15: Head to the Brentwood Senior Center to give your input on BART’s eastward extension.
• Sat. 7/17: BART’s third input meeting on its eastward extension will be

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Good news for those hoping to make the journey from Yerba Buena Island to San Francisco by foot or bicycle! Plans for a bicycle and pedestrian pathway across the western span of the Bay Bridge may be one step closer towards fruition.

The state Assembly Committee on Transportation passed Senate Keep reading >>

Upcoming Events & Meetings

• May 31, 2010: Memorial Day – Transit agency schedules on Memorial Day Holiday
• Friday May 28 – Tuesday May 31, 2010: Track closures between Walnut Creek & Pleasant Hill BART stations
• Friday June 4, Saturday June 5: Treat Boulevard to close at night for Iron Horse

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Upcoming Events & Meetings

• Friday May 14, 2010, by 5 PM – Last day to submit your photos and videos from Bike to Work Day 2010 to enter our drawing for $25 to Peet’s Coffee & Tea!
• Wednesday May 26, 2010 – AC Transit public hearing on proposed service reductions

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Local News

• Caltrans director Randy Iwasaki to become chief of Contra Costa Transportation Authority
• The County Connection to change several schedules beginning this Sunday, Mar. 21, 2010
• BART track closures between Walnut Creek & Pleasant Hill scheduled for March 26-28, 2010
• New massive freeway project is likely to slow down

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Local News

• Weekend track closures between Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill BART stations; free bus services to be provided March 26-28 and May 28-30
• El Cerrito encourages community participation in identifying area traffic concerns – meetings on March 25 & 31st
• 511CC gets kudos for use of social media to

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