This Week’s Headlines in Transportation and Transit
Upcoming Events & Meetings
- Sat. 9/18: Tracks to Trails, 10AM – 2 PM
- Mon. 9/20 – Fri. 10/1: Free rides for commuters btwn Dublin/Pleasanton and Pleasant Hill BART stations
- Weds. 9/29: Public outreach meeting in Pleasant Hill for citywide bicycle and pedestrian master plan
- Thurs. 9/30: Last day to enter Spare the Air
Commuter Chronicles Contest
Local News (Contra Costa County & East Bay)
- AC Transit & community members address deficit
- 511 Contra Costa’s electric bikes give Pleasant Hill some zip
- Pleasant Hill approves Buskirk Ave widening project to make area more ped-friendly
- “Pleasant Hill BART” or “Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre” ?
- AC Transit considers slashing weekend service
- Caldecott Tunnel roadheader carves out first few feet of 4th bore
Bay Area & California News
- BART will have two shorter evening runs on the Pittsburg/Bay line on Monday, September 13
- Bill granting carpool stickers to plug-in hybrids signed into law
- Spare the Air alerts issued Wednesday-Friday, September 1-3
- BART expands wireless to fix mobile phone-dead zones at 19th, 12th St. & Lake Merritt stations
