Ride to Win: Big Win on Transit
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Ride BART, the bus, or the ferry and you could win $511. With drawings every week, the more you ride, the better your chances of winning! When you ride public transit at least once in a week, you can enter that week’s drawing for $511. Participating is easy – just create an account, then log your trips. You get one entry for each day you ride BART, a bus, or the ferry, to or from Contra Costa County. Rides taken this week make you eligible for the first drawing on Monday, January 13, so sign up today!
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Stay active this winter with a fun, FREE activity for the whole family. Sign up for 511 Contra Costa’s Winter Walk Challenge and receive a new challenge each week starting January 13. To play, snap a picture during your walk that captures the week’s unique challenge theme and send it in. Enter your photo to join the weekly drawings for one of ten $20 Amazon gift cards. You can submit a new photo for each week’s challenge. Ten winners are announced every Monday. You also get entered in the iPad Grand Prize Drawing just by signing up, so register today.
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New Year, New Traffic Laws
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With the start of each year, new California laws and fee increases can go into effect which impact pedestrians, motorists and cyclists. Here are a few for 2025:
- Parking Near Crosswalks: Effective January 1, AB-413 made it illegal to park within 20 feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalk, whether the curb is painted red or not. Unmarked crosswalks include all intersections.
- Bridge Tolls: Tolls at the region’s seven state-owned bridges all went up by $1 on January 1. The increase was the third of the three approved by the California Legislature in 2017 through state Senate Bill 595 and by voters through Regional Measure 3 in June 2018. Tolls for cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay, Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael, and San Mateo-Hayward Bridges rose to $8 from the current $7.
- Road Improvements: Under SB-960, Caltrans is now required to prioritize road improvements for pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit riders. This includes improvements to sidewalks, bike lanes, bus lanes, crosswalks, accessible pedestrian signals, and more.
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Commute Resolutions for 2025
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Make 2025 the year you create new commuting habits. Resolve to save money, reduce stress, and keep our air clean by leaving your car at home more often this year.
- Try Transit – Riding public transit cuts commute costs, pollution and traffic congestion.
- Apply for a $25 Clipper card when you commit to riding transit at least once a week.
- Sign up for the Big Win on Transit for a chance at $511 every week you ride BART, the bus, or the ferry.
- Find a carpool buddy – Join forces with coworkers or neighbors to cut your fuel costs and enjoy toll-free access to Express and HOV Lanes.
- Bike or walk – Try a foot-powered commute as a healthy, budget-friendly option.
- Go electric – Besides the environmental benefits and gas savings, numerous federal and state incentive programs can lower the cost of buying or leasing a new or used EV.
- Guaranteed Ride Home – If you take transit, carpool, bike, or walk to work, you’ll always have a free ride home in case of emergency. Learn more about this free program.
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