Heads up! The IRS Transportation (Commuting) Benefits are set to roll back to pre-2009 levels of $125 per month (adjusted for inflation) for public transit passes and vanpool expenses beginning January 1, 2012. The maximum was temporarily raised to $230 per month under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Keep reading >>
Can it actually save you money to take transit? Obviously that depends on a lot of things, and varies by person, but a lot of research finds that yes, on some trips, transit is the cheaper option. What can you do to reap some of these rewards?
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By: Ruth Miller
The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis is conducting a study on “travel multi-tasking,” or doing other activities while traveling. Whether you work or sit back and do nothing, we want your opinions! Click here to take Keep reading >>
By: Trucy Phan
What’s your preferred mode of public mass transportation? The bus or the train?
There are plenty of reasons to like trains. Trains run on the same fixed route with predictable stops and if the tracks are separated from the street, they don’t have conflicts street traffic.
Usually when you are Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
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.
Our goal is to have all of the answers, but sometimes, we need you to Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
511CC staff testing out possible new BART seats at the Pleasant Hill BART Station on Tuesday
On Tuesday, we tested out BART’s new seats at the Pleasant Hill station. What do you think of the new seats?
Tomorrow is National Dump the Pump Day. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) started this holiday six years ago as an opportunity to remind people that, often, the easiest way to save money is by leaving your car parked and taking transit.
Transit is a cheaper way to get to Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
First dates are hard. Even third and fourth dates can get the stomach butterflies churning. You want to make your best impression, and you’re looking for warning signs in your date. Where does transportation fit into this?
Would you suggest riding the bus to dinner on a first date?
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By: Ruth MillerFrom Streetfilms.org comes Moving Beyond the Automobile,
By: Trucy Phan. . . a visual handbook that will help guide policy makers, advocacy organizations, teachers, students, and others into a world that values pedestrian plazas over parking lots and train tracks over highways. Cars were then, and this is now. Welcome to
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 >>
