511 Contra Costa

Greetings! We hope your 2010 has gotten off to a great start!

511CC has been busy and:

• added a map showing real-time arrival information for BART trains.
• were one of 25 national applicants to win a $1000 Safe Routes to School Mini Grant.
• gave free coffee to people

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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 Keep reading >>

Last night members of the Amalgamated Transit Union approved the tentative four year labor agreement between BART and the ATU.  The last minute agreement which helped narrowly avoid a BART strike last week now just needs to be ratified by the BART board.

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

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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 Keep reading >>

Join the 511 Contra Costa crew at Tracks to Trails 2009. We’ll be stationed at the Whole Foods Energy Station in Walnut Creek. Tracks to Trails is an event promoting the Iron Horse Regional Trail and its easy accessibility via BART.

Where: 6 Different Energy Stations along the Iron Keep reading >>

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 Keep reading >>

As America’s economic challenges continue, 511 Contra Costa will join with other public transportation systems nationwide to participate in the fourth annual National Dump the Pump Day on June 18. Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the 2009 National Dump the Pump Day is a day that encourages Keep reading >>

The NBC TODAY Show is carpooling.  Did you know 32,000,000 gallons of gasoline would be saved per day if just one person were added to each single occupant vehicle?  View NBC’s 1/22/08 TODAY show segment on carpooling.

511 Contra Costa is giving $60 gift cards to new carpool start Keep reading >>

Update 8/2/2010: This promotion has ended. Check out our current promotions.

Shuffle your commute by mixing up your commute modes. Keep reading >>