[ April 17, 2010; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. April 24, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. May 1, 2010; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. May 8, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Update: This program is no longer available. Please see our Program of the Week for a current program.
Are you a novice or recreational cyclist?
Always wanted to ride your bicycle to work?
511 Contra Costa can help, beginning with training and resources. We’re putting on a free two-day “Traffic Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler 
[ April 17, 2010; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. April 24, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. May 1, 2010; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. May 8, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Update: This program is no longer available. Please see our Program of the Week for a current program.
Are you a novice or recreational cyclist?
Always wanted to ride your bicycle to work?
511 Contra Costa can help, beginning with training and resources. We’re putting on a free two-day “Traffic Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler
511 Contra Costa is proud to announce the release of its very first iPhone app – iSmog!
iSmog displays air quality information for the San Francisco Bay Area. With just a tap of the screen, users will see an easy-to-understand map of environmental quality in the Bay Area’s five air Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler
From the BART Website:
“Starting Monday, September 14, BART will reduce service during off-peak hours (weekday evenings, weekends and holidays) by running fewer trains and single-route service South of Daly City.
Weekdays after 7:00 pm, weekends and holidays
20-minute service (instead of 15-minute)
Single route service south of Daly City: Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler
[ September 16, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. September 23, 2009; 12:31 am to 9:00 pm. September 26, 2009; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. September 29, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 10, 2009; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. October 15, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 20, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 28, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. October 31, 2009; 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. November 5, 2009; 8:00 am to 9:30 pm. November 10, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Free bike safety classes from the East Bay Bicycle Coalition are coming to an East Bay city near you soon! The 3.5 hour Traffic Safety 101 Classroom Workshops are for ages 14 and up and are scheduled through mid November in locations all over the East Bay. No bike required. Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler
The Bay Bridge reopened Tuesday morning less than two hours late after the expected opening despite a last minute rush to replace a damaged piece of the bridge that was discovered during the unrelated scheduled work.
Aside from all the normal complaints and stresses a Bay Bridge closure causes, the Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler
[ August 29, 2009; ] Stop by this Saturday, August 29th 2009, for the unveiling of the bike/ped path across the Benicia Bridge. For directions and more information, please see the official invitation.
We’ve also put together a handy video showing how to do it.
Update: Here are some photos of how to get Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler 
Last night members of the Amalgamated Transit Union approved the tentative four year labor agreement between BART and the ATU. The last minute agreement which helped narrowly avoid a BART strike last week now just needs to be ratified by the BART board.
If you live or work in Contra Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler
Today the ATU will be voting on the proposed BART labor contract. Voting will end at 10pm tonight and hopefully the contract which is expected to pass will do so and we can put this whole impending BART strike business behind us.
Read more on the Contra Costa Times website. Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler
GOOD Magazine recently did a pretty cool piece examining the fuel usage per person for various modes of transportation from bicycles to cruise ships. It is definitely worth a look.
“What’s the most efficient way to get around? Planes might burn a lot of fuel, but they also are filled Keep reading >> By: Preston Theler
Carpool
Carpool…Casually by pulling up to a curb and picking someone up at a casual carpool location. Unless otherwise arranged all carpools from the East Bay drop passengers at Fremont and Howard streets–or nearby–in downtown San Francisco. Check out our extensive list of casual carpool locations.
Vanpool
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