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Have you seen this week’s picture of the week in the Contra Costa Times?

We happen to know it’s just one of many homemade trailers built by Richard Anderson of Martinez. You can check it out at his Richard’s BTWD Energizer Station: he’ll be at the Martinez Amtrak Station between Keep reading >>

Yes, it’s that time of year….

…Thursday, May 10th, is Bike to Work Day!

If you’ve been contemplating bicycling to work but felt unsure about the idea, rest assured you will not be cycling alone if you decide to participate in Bike to Work Day. You will likely encounter Keep reading >>

Curtis Corlew, an art and journalism professor at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, has won 2012 BTWD Bike Commuter of the Year award for Contra Costa County.

Curtis Corlew bicycled when he was younger and then he stopped. “Boy was I getting big,” Corlew says. “I was over 190, and Keep reading >>

Here’s the story of how biking regularly changed one Antioch man’s life. We hope it inspires you to reconsider your commute, participate in Bike to Work Day 2012, or nominate a bike commuter of the year.

I was a bike rider in the 70s and then the 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 >>

Did you notice a few more people riding into work on two wheels last week?

Last Thursday, over 4,360 people in Contra Costa County enjoyed the beautiful weather from their bicycles. That’s 25% more than in 2010, which was the record-setting year itself.

Dozens of energizer stations and hundreds of Keep reading >>

Brown and Caldwell in Walnut Creek kicked off Bike to Work Day 2011 with their own Better Way to Work Week.  511 Contra Costa attended the Commuting Information Fair during the week leading up to Bike to Work Day.  The fair was intended to give employees on the fence about commute alternatives a Keep reading >>

Welcome back! How was it?

Want to share your pictures and video for a chance to win $25 at Peet’s Coffee & Tea?

Send your photos and/or videos via Twitter or email them to submissions@511contracosta.org by 5 pm on Wednesday, May 18 and you could win!

Check out last year’s pictures Keep reading >>

511 Contra Costa congratulates Al Lim, 2011′s Bike Commuter of the Year!

What does it take to be a Bike Commuter of the Year?

In Al’s case, it requires a lot of determination and being an inspiration to others.

“Our man Al commutes on his bikes, including fixed gears, in all Keep reading >>

Bike to Work Day is tomorrow! Are your tires pumped? Is your seat at the right height? Have you picked a route past one of Contra Costa County’s energizer stations?

Why not?

Last week, volunteers stuffed all kinds of donated freebies (gym passes, Clif Bars, Amtrak coupons, to name a Keep reading >>