511 Contra Costa

What is an Energizer Station, you ask?

You know those tents full of cheering volunteers, water, and snacks along marathon routes? Give them canvas bags full of freebies and coffee, put them along your bike commute, and you’ve got a Bike to Work Day Energizer Station. Dozens of these tents Keep reading >>

 Bike to Work Day 2012  is Thursday, May 12, but don’t wait until then to get ready. Now that Daylight Savings Time is here, dust off that old 10 speed. Here are some tips to get you going.

1) Know your bike. Has your bike been collecting dust since Keep reading >>

Do you know someone in your community who is committed to making every day a “Bike to Work Day”? Does this person epitomize and actualize the health, environmental, social and economic benefits of bicycling? The Bike Commuter of the Year inspires merely by telling others about their commute, offering encouraging Keep reading >>

Evening on the Trails was a huge success on May 13^th, an event geared toward getting families out on the Iron Horse and Canal Trails on Bike to Work Day. Our winner, Emmett Lutz, received a gift certificate for a bike and rode to our office to show Keep reading >>

To see a neat collection of posters from this year’s Bike to Work Day put together by Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, CA, click the following link for a slideshow: Bike to Work Day 2010 posters Keep reading >>

BART will close tracks between Walnut Creek & Pleasant Hill over Memorial Day weekendUpcoming Events & Meetings

• Wednesday May 26, 2010 – AC Transit public hearing on proposed service reductions plan
• Friday May 28 – Tuesday May 31, 2010 – Track closures between Walnut Creek & Pleasant Hill BART stations

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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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From everyone at 511CC, we wish you a happy and safe day as you bike your way to and from work or school.

But there’s more! The Bike to Work Day celebration doesn’t quite stop after the end of the day today:

• From 4-6:30 pm, 511CC is hosting an Evening

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To celebrate Bike to Work Day, 511 Contra Costa will host an Evening on the Trails from 4-6:30 PM on May 13th, 2010.

Families and area residents are encouraged to climb aboard their bikes to explore the Iron Horse and Contra Costa Canal trails, visiting energizer stations for complimentary refreshments,

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511 Contra Costa is proud to announce the start of its 2010 Bicycle Commuter Assistance Program class for 2010. For the past two Saturdays, 15 Contra Costa residents have been taking the League of American Bicyclists‘ “Traffic Skills 101” class. Each Saturday, students learned basic bicycle mechanics, riding skills Keep reading >>