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Click here for a sample carbon footprint calculator. See what you can do at home, while shopping and on the road to reduce your carbon footprint. Did you know that it takes 20 minutes for the engine of your car to cool down? Suppose you are trip-linking and stop at your favorite coffee shop before going to the dry cleaners and the post office. When ordering your triple-toe-loop latte you notice the barista is backed up beyond 20 minutes. Opt for the drip and save the polluting cold start!
May 15, 2008 is Bike-to-Work Day. Visit 511.org for more information and to enter a prize drawing for a commuter bicycle.
The NBC TODAY Show is carpooling. Did you know 32,000,000 gallons of gasoline would be saved per day if just one person were added to a single occupant vehicle? Click here to view NBC's 1/22/08 TODAY show segment on carpooling. 511 Contra Costa is giving $60 gift cards to new carpool start up groups. Click on the carpool header above for more information. The IRS increased the limits for pre-tax contributions to Commuter Benefit Accounts from $110 to $115 per month and the parking pre-tax withholding increased from $215 to $220 per month. Click here for more information.
This Commuter Information Handbook is a one-stop reference book filled with transportation information on the entire San Francisco Bay Area, carpool lane locations, bus and train services, bicycling, ferries, airport shuttles, and more. Click here to view the Handbook by chapter or to download the complete Commuter Information Guide in PDF format. Shuffle your commute with a free deck of cards! Try carpooling, walking, cycling, or mass transit just one day a week instead of driving. Request your deck here. Need a financial incentive to entice you to share a ride or use transit?
Start a NEW carpool with at least one other person to work or college and you could receive a $60 gift card. Click here for the Carpool Incentive application Attempt a car-free commute with a 2 for 1 express bus promotion. For commuters traveling between Benicia/Vallejo and Pleasant Hill BART on the Benicia Breeze, download application here. For commuters traveling from from East Contra Costa to Pittsburg/Bay Point or Dublin/Pleasanton BART, Martinez, or Livermore on Tri Delta Transit here. Find out what the true cost of driving driving your car is. Click here for the AAA calculator. This website provides comprehensive commute transportation information for the San Francisco Bay Area. All of the programs and services provided by 511 Contra Costa have the common goal of finding ways to make the transition to alternative commute modes a viable option for commuters. 511 Contra Costa programs are available to Contra Costa residents and commuters and include trip planning, financial incentive programs for carpooling, transit, and vanpooling; a Guaranteed Ride Home Program; Worksite Clean Commute Initiatives; Bicycle Locker and Rack Installations; and School Transit/Carpool programs. The 511 Contra Costa program is administered jointly by staff from the four Regional Transportation Planning Committees of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority: SWAT, TRANSPAC, TRANSPLAN and WCCTAC.
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