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Secure Bike Parking: BikeLink
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Secure public bike parking is now available at Walnut Creek’s Shadelands Business Center. Two new BikeLink e-lockers have been installed in the Del Monte parking lot, adding to BikeLink’s countywide network of secure bike parking.
With Contra Costa Canal Trail access nearby, the new e-lockers make biking to the Diablo Valley Farmers’ Market, Kaiser appointments, the Sports Mall, and other popular Shadelands destinations easier than ever. Download the BikeLink app to use these new lockers and start enjoying peace of mind for only five cents an hour. Learn more about BikeLink’s e-lockers, including how their high-tech security features keep your bike safe.
If you’ve considered getting an e-bike but worry about theft, visit a BART station or another e-locker location to see how they work for yourself. It’s also a great time to buy an e-bike, since all income-qualified Contra Costa residents are now eligible for a $500 rebate on any new e-bike. Standard $150 rebates are also available. Learn more about e-bike rebates.
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Bike Champion of the Year Nominations
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Do you know an incredible cyclist, policymaker, educator, or advocate that’s making Contra Costa County a better place to be and to bike? Help us find Contra Costa County’s next Bike Champion of the Year. Nominations are open now through March 29th. Winners will be announced at the end of April, just in time to be celebrated during Bike to Wherever Days this May. The newly crowned Bike Champions will receive prizes and recognition Bay Area-wide!
Save the date for Bike to Work Day on Thursday, May 16. Map out and practice your route now!
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Want to commute to work or college without having to drive, but worry about getting home in an emergency? Then Guaranteed Ride Home, 511 Contra Costa’s no-cost ‘commuter insurance’, is for you! To be eligible, you just need to attend college or work in Costa Contra County and commute by walking, biking, taking transit, carpooling, or vanpooling.
Guaranteed Ride Home will reimburse you for your trip home when dealing with emergencies like a personal illness, sick child, or missed carpool. Register now to be ready when an emergency strikes. There’s no cost to sign up and we’ll reimburse you for up to six Guaranteed Rides Home each year.
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Get Moving: Go Biking or Walking
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It’s that time of year when we crave getting outside to enjoy spring sunshine and longer days. Let’s get moving together!
- It’s not too late to join the Winter Walk Challenge! Explore your neighborhood while getting exercise and fresh air. Weekly $20 Amazon gift card drawings and an iPad Grand Prize are waiting for you. Register today!
- Organize a walking school bus or bike train in your neighborhood. Walking or biking with your student relieves school zone congestion, reduces pollution, and sets a great example. Read our safe biking and walking tips.
- Bike or walk to work and get the $25 Drive Less Commuter Incentive. If you live too far to walk or bike the whole way, try riding or walking to your local bus stop or BART station. Bikes are welcome on buses, BART, trains, and the Richmond Ferry.
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If you currently drive alone to get to work, take advantage of incentives for trying a new commute. Pledge to Try Transit and we’ll send you a $25 Clipper card. Or, switch from a solo drive to biking, walking, carpooling, vanpooling, working from home, or taking transit to work, and receive the $25 Drive Less Incentive.
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