Contra Costa County Bike Shops

Where did you go to buy your bicycle?   A well-tuned bicycle is a beautiful thing. Need a quick fix, or looking to buy a bicycle? Check out these locally owned bike shops in Contra Costa County!

Listed alphabetically by city:

  • Bikes 4 Life - 1344 Sunset Drive Antioch
  • Schwinn City - 814
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What is Safe Routes to Schools?

511CC has been assisting adults with information on ways to minimize the use of the car for errands and commutes for 20 years.  However lasting behavior change starts at a young age and with Safe Routes to Schools, walking, bicycling, and alternative transportation education is being implemented in the primary Keep reading >>

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Caves? In Contra Costa County?

You read us correctly. Contra Costa County’s own Vasco Caves are part of the East Bay Regional Parks District, and ready for you to explore.

From the East Bay Parks website:

Vasco Caves Regional Preserve is home to a stunning and unique combination of resources. Spectacular rock outcrops break suddenly Keep reading >>

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Contra Costa Transportation Meetings

Do you ever wonder how transportation projects move up through cities, counties, regions, and states to get federal funding?

It has a lot to do with a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). Our next RTP is being planned right now. If you want a say in how we use our regional, Keep reading >>

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Brentwood’s Pavement Condition Ranked #1 in the Bay Area

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission recently released the “Pavement Management Index,” which classifies pavement conditions in nine Bay Area counties and 101 cities from Very Good to Poor.

Congratulations to Brentwood for being ranked the highest! Contra Costa County was also ranked Very Good.

Other cities in Contra Costa Keep reading >>

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Road work begins in Discovery Bay

Construction operations began on Monday, August 16 and are expected to continue through September. The following roads will be affected:

Click here to download a PDF of the Discovery Bay blend chip seal schedule with streets and dates corresponding to the map above.

For more information about the project, visit Keep reading >>

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BART to close tracks between Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill March 26-28 and May 28-31

As a part of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Contra Costa County Crossover Project, crews will be closing the tracks between Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill for the following two weekends:

  • March 26-28, 2010 – 9 pm Friday night to 1:30 am Monday morning
  • May 28-31, 2010 (Memorial Day
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511 Contra Costa would like to congratulate Louis Sandoval, Contra Costa County’s Bicycle Commuter of the Year for 2010. Sandoval was chosen as this year’s winner by the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, an organization dedicated to promoting bicycling as an everyday means of transportation and recreation.

Mr. Sandoval is Keep reading >>

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