511 Contra Costa

Pittsburg is hosting a final open house tomorrow, Tuesday June 28th from 5:30 to 6 PM as part of a public review period that ends August 1st.

The master plan calls for retail stores, plazas and high- and medium-density housing, enabling residents to leave their cars at home while commuting Keep reading >>

Upcoming Events & Meetings

• Weds. 12/3: County Connection routes 16 & 98X will detour shortly for Martinez holiday parade
• Mon. 12/6 – Weds. 12/8, 9:30 PM – 4:30 AM: Caldecott Bore #1 will be closed

Local News (Contra Costa County & East Bay)

• Keep your bike safe with these tips and

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Construction on BART’s eastward extension, which will span 10 miles from the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station towards Hillcrest Avenue, is set to begin this fall. The extension will fulfill the first phase of the eBart project, which aims to bring BART into East County. It should be completed Keep reading >>

PITTSBURG, CA – Congressman John Garamendi (D-Walnut Creek, CA), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today issued the following statement after attending the groundbreaking for the Highway 4/Loveridge Road Widening Project:

“The Highway 4 Widening Project is a win, win, win for the Bay Area. It means

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Upcoming Events & Meetings

• Thursday May 13, 2010 – Bike to Work Day
• Thursday May 13, 2010 – Evening on the Trails

For more events, visit http://www.511contracosta.org/events/

Local News (Contra Costa County & East Bay)

• Bike Buck$ Program begins
• With road funds, Pittsburg plans 1.7-mile expressway, BART extension into East

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Upcoming Events & Meetings

• Saturday April 24, 2010 - Test ride the County Connection new hybrid electric buses
• Monday May 3, 2010 – San Ramon Valley Transportation Summit 2010
• Thursday April 22, 2010 - AC Transit and BART Public Hearings for Paratransit Fare Changes
• Thursday April 22, 2010 – City of Martinez

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Events & Meetings

• Hike or Bike the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council’s 14th Annual Ridge to Bridge this Saturday April 10th, 2010
• Discuss the Iron Horse Trail, BART to Livermore and other Eastern Alameda County transportation improvements on Thursday April 15, 2010
• DMV offices to be closed today and Friday,

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Local News

• Nominate a local biker for Bike Commuter of the Year before Monday, April 19, 2010
• BART plans community outreach workshops in Richmond, Antioch, and Pittsburg (Tues 4/6/10)
• The tunnel on the Contra Costa Canal Trail is now open for use
• See if you live in a ‘red zone’

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