Heads up! The IRS Transportation (Commuting) Benefits are set to roll back to pre-2009 levels of $125 per month (adjusted for inflation) for public transit passes and vanpool expenses beginning January 1, 2012. The maximum was temporarily raised to $230 per month under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Keep reading >>
It may not look like much, but that two-wheeled contraption in your garage is a lean, green, health, economic and safety machine.
We rounded up some facts and stats from the Bikes Belong Coalition. Consider these talking points when you ask your employer to install a free bike locker Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Want to win a Sony HD Camcorder?
Then today is the day you’ve been waiting for: the day we kick off our “This is How We Roll” video contest.
Here’s how it works:
Shoot a video that you feel best depicts your biking, busing, BARTing, carpooling, or vanpooling experience and Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Is there anything more frustrating than the predictable snarl of traffic around schools in the morning and afternoon. Does it start to seem like every car is an enormous SUV, each waiting to pick up a single tiny kid?
To soothe your commute, Wheels is offering kids FREE rides during Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Two- and four-legged pedestrians: welcome!
It’s not often that commuters and dog-owners share good news, but San Ramon’s “Bark and Ride” is working to change that.
The new combination 50-space park and ride and 4.5 acre dog park is at the corner of Bollinger Canyon and Stoneleaf Road. Though Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
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!
Register your company online to get started. Your Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Here on 511CC, we’ve assembled the finest collection of bike mappers, smog alerts, driving tools, and other resources to get you out from behind the wheel and enjoying beautiful Contra Costa County.
Our goal is to have all of the answers, but sometimes, we need you to Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Not that kind of lynx!
Meet the WestCAT Lynx, connecting Rodeo and Hercules to San Francisco’s Transbay Temporary Terminal.
As the Contra Costa Times noted, ridership on the Lynx is up 15% since 2010. The Lynx now averages 680 riders a day.
The Lynx runs a schedule from 5 am Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Where could you afford to live within a 30 minute commute of your workplace?
One Bay Area assembled this new tool for you to explore. You tell the tool:
For Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Is your employer or business a bike-friendly business?
Long, driven commutes are connected to higher divorce rates, as well as high stress and high costs. Living closer to your destination and traveling by bike is good for your wallet, your health, and your environment. Encouraging your co-workers and employees Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller