511 Contra Costa

It’s official: TransLink becomes Clipper today.

The all-in-one transit card is currently accepted on Muni, BART, AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit & Ferry, Caltrain and the Dumbarton Express, according to MTC.

For information on the card’s availability and distribution, read the MTC news release below. Keep reading >>

Starting July 1, 2010, AC Transit Youth 31-Day passes will be available only on Clipper (formerly known as TransLink) cards. Paper (magnetic-strip) Youth 31-Day ticket sales will end on June 30, 2010 and the tickets will not be accepted after July 31, 2010.

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Upcoming Events & Meetings

• Sunday May 2, 2010 – Ride the historic Niles Canyon Railway
• Monday May 3, 2010 – San Ramon Valley Transportation Summit 2010, register to win an iPod touch
• Thursday May 13, 2010 – Bike to Work Day

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

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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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This Monday BART announced it has started a limited rollout of TransLink fare payments. Everyone has been expecting a soft launch like this from BART at some point but it seemed like it would never actually happen.

The TransLink project has gained a lot of clout lately  with BART and Keep reading >>