511 Contra Costa

Upcoming Events & Meetings

Mon. 7/12: Meet at Antioch’s Nick Rodriguez Community Center to give your input on BART’s eastward extension.
Thur. 7/15: Head to the Brentwood Senior Center to give your input on BART’s eastward extension.
Sat. 7/17: BART’s third input meeting on its eastward extension will be held at the Pittsburg Senior Center.

Local News (Contra Costa County & East Bay)

BART is moving forward in its plans to extend service to East Contra Costa

Bay Area & California News

The first tower section of the new Bay Bridge is on its way!… Read the rest

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 on the Trails. Check our Bike to Work Day page for more information.
Submit your photos and/or videos of Bike to Work Day to enter for a chance to win $25 Peet’s Coffee & Tea!… Read the rest

Need a reason to follow @511CC on Twitter? We’ve got plenty. Find out about our latest promotions, keep updated on travel news and information in Contra Costa county, and give yourself a chance to win some free coffee. Each month we give away a $25 Peets Coffee & Tea gift card to a new Follower or ReTweeter. Congrats to our most recent winners: @CraigCheslog, @scutrsft, and @hackmanj!
Here’s what we’ve been tweeting about lately:… Read the rest

Huh?  Do Your 2?  What does this mean?  511 Contra Costa wants you to try green commuting by sharing your ride to work or school just two times per week.  Hence, do your 2.
We’ve  added a little extra whip or foam to  the carpool and transit incentive–if you know the special promo code.  Receive a $5 Peet’s Coffee & Tea gift card with your incentive by adding the promo code at the bottom of your online application.  Current promotions can be found is here…. Read the rest

Biking to work during the BART Strike?  Help fuel your ride with some free coffee…on us!… Read the rest

We are two months in to our $25 Peet’s Coffee & Tea gift card giveaway promotion.  Winning is easy.  Just be a new Twitter follower of @511CC or retweet us to be entered into our monthly drawing.
Not only will following us on Twitter give you the chance to win free coffee, but you will receive handy updates from us on important Contra Costa County traffic information, Spare the Air days and info about our numerous cool promotions like free BART passes to baseball games, carpooling incentives and more…. Read the rest

I’m happy to announce our new monthly Twitter for a Peet’s gift card giveaway.
On the last Monday of each month we will be giving away a $25 Peet’s gift card to either a new Twitter follower from the current month, or a random user who has re-tweeted one of our tweets. We’ll be giving out the first gift card Monday the 29th so get tweeting!
You can only win as a new follower once, but you can re-tweet us as often as you want and qualify each time…. Read the rest