511 Contra Costa has partnered with County Connection for a Buy 1 Get 1 Free special offer on Summer Youth Passes valid from June 14th through September 30th. Youths in central Contra Costa County can travel green riding the fixed-route buses to more of their activities. Take advantage of this offer soon Keep reading >> By: Leona Gee
511 Contra Costa has partnered with County Connection for a Buy 1 Get 1 Free special offer on Summer Youth Passes valid from June 14th through September 30th. Youths in central Contra Costa County can travel green riding the fixed-route buses to more of their activities. Take advantage of this offer soon Keep reading >> By: Leona Gee 
Tri Delta Transit and 511 Contra Costa have teamed up to get people moving more eco-friendly in east Contra Costa County. Give Express Route 300 a try and let someone else do the driving for you through Highway 4 traffic to/from Pittsburg/Bay Point BART. With limited stops between Brentwood and Oakley Keep reading >> By: Leona Gee
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, is a Spare the Air Day in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution are forecast to be unhealthy tomorrow. Hot temperatures and light winds will combine to produce poor air quality for the Bay Area.
To help prevent smog tomorrow, please:
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Removing traffic laws reduces traffic accidents? This is interesting policy adopted in 2007 by the municipality of Bohmte, Germany. Check out a few articles about it.
Reuters article published September 11, 2007.
By: Corinne Dutra-Roberts
The Martinez city council has recently adopted a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve energy. 511 Contra Costa will be working with the City of Martinez in order to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Martinez hopes steer more of its residents toward greener transportation forms such as biking, Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler
BART may go on strike July 1, 2009. Don’t wait until then to figure out how to get to work. Talk to co-workers or others in your building NOW to arrange a carpool and then sign up with us to receive a $60 gift card. You might also consider vanpooling. Keep reading >> By: Corinne Dutra-Roberts
In order to safely remove debris, perform temporary traffic striping and island modifications, and to perform underground utility work, it has been necessary for the Contractor to utilize one-way traffic control in the work area of El Portal Drive and I-80 in San Pablo. This has created traffic delays. Please Keep reading >> By: Corinne Dutra-Roberts
The 2009 Contra Costa Countywide Bike and Pedestrian plan is now available for review on the CCTA website.
There are three community workshops scheduled to discuss the proposed bike plan. Two of the workshops will be held this week on Monday and Thursday. The third and final workshop will be Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler 
I’m happy to announce our new monthly Twitter for a Peet’s gift card giveaway.
On the last Monday of each month we will be giving away a $25 Peet’s gift card to either a new Twitter follower from the current month, or a random user who has re-tweeted one Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler 
As America’s economic challenges continue, 511 Contra Costa will join with other public transportation systems nationwide to participate in the fourth annual National Dump the Pump Day on June 18. Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the 2009 National Dump the Pump Day is a day that Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler -
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