This is really cool! The El Cerrito BART location is now the second book lending machine in Conta Costa County. It debuts today, and all day today Contra Costa County library employees will be on hand to sign up residents for Contra Costa County library cards. For those of you who already have a Contra Costa County library card, jsut pop in and check out a book.
The first Contra Costa book lending machine which opened last year at the Pittsburg-Bay Point BART was the first in the nation. A third machine is planned for Pleasant Hill.
Read more on the Contra Costa Times website, and on the BART website.
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SF To Get 1100 New Solar Powered Bus Shelters
The first of 1,100 new solar powered bus shelters was unveiled yesterday in San Francisco. The solar power generated by the structure’s wavy red roof will be used to power LED lighting, the NextBus display, intercom and wireless routers.
You can check out the full story on SF Streets Blog.
For more detailed photos have a look at the images from Mike Chino and Ryan Hughes at Inhabitat.
Your Chance to Give Input on the Next Generation of BART Rail Cars
As a part of its new rail car project BART has announced it plans to hold three community meetings some time in the Summer and Fall of 2009. They will be held across the BART service area. This will be your opportunity to give input on the next generation of BART rail cars to be in service for the next 30 years.
From the BART New Rail Car Project website:
Many of the BART cars in service today have been running since 1972. If BART is going to keep providing dependable service, it is essential for BART to replace the aging fleet of 700rail cars with newer, more reliable vehicles. The rail car replacement project is a $3.4 Billion capital investment that will span more than a decade and require a coordinated regional effort.
The meetings are being planned across the BART service area, with tentative meeting locations under consideration for Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco Counties. Sign up for email news and updates about BARTs New Rail Cars and you will be informed automatically as details of these meetings become available.
For more information check out the BART new rail car project webpage.
511 Contra Costa helps East County Youths
511 Contra Costa is helping youths under 17 years of age in east Contra Costa County gain transit experience and become more earth-friendly by providing $10 off the price of a Summer Youth Pass for unlimited fixed-route rides from Tri Delta Transit. Each family can help “Spare the Air” by reducing the number of miles driven. Every gallon of gas consumed is equivalent to 20 pounds of CO2.. Get your discounted pass now.
Apply for your free startup incentives to go green
Go green and use public transportation, carpool, vanpool, walk and cycle instead of driving alone. Click on the links at the top of the page to apply for your free start-up incentives valued at $60. Download the PDF for Green Start Up Incentive Here
