511 Contra Costa

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.

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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 >>

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:

• An average home prices
• What mode you want (bike, walk, carpool, transit, drive alone)
• How long you want to commute

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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 >>

Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor (connecting Sacramento, Davis, Richmond, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and San Jose among others) set a new ridership record in January. Over 130,800 passengers boarded the Capitol Corridor route last month, which is 13,000 more riders than January 2010. The 11% increase made January 2011 the best performance Keep reading >>

While last time we posted holiday gift ideas for your bicyclist friend, this time we’ve come up with some presents to give to the driving commuter. For the girl that’s perennially late for work, here are a couple options for on-the-go thermoses and coffee mugs. Friends who constantly complain about Keep reading >>

1. SpokeLit:

$7.99

An LED that’s attached between the bicycle spokes and creates cool ‘circles’ of light as the wheel rolls. This bright light also serves to keep the bicyclist safe by making him or her more visible. You can set the SpokeLit to ‘glow’ or ‘flash,’ depending on Keep reading >>

Most people find their morning commute to be tedious and tiring–just another morning stuck in traffic and trying to beat the rush.

But you can make your commute into a daily pump-up for work by just doing one thing: playing some good music.

No more morning talk shows where the Keep reading >>

So what’s the truth behind the GPS law anyway?

Most people nowadays will have absolutely nothing to do with paper maps. What’s that? You say you’ve got a folded up map of the CA coast in your glove box? Well somebody probably spilled coffee or ketchup on it at some Keep reading >>

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.

You can Keep reading >>