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Local News Weekend track closures between Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill BART stations; free bus services to be provided March 26-28 and May 28-30 El Cerrito encourages community participation in identifying area traffic concerns – meetings on March 25 & 31st 511CC gets kudos for use of social media to Keep reading >>
 
Pleasant Hill BART station to begin charging for parking on Feb. 22 On February 22nd, parking will no longer be free at BART’s Pleasant Hill station. Between 4 AM and 3 PM on weekdays, a dollar a day will be required. Drivers, carpoolers and riders of other transit systems all must pay the $1 fee. At other times, parking will remain Keep reading >>
 
Happy Friday! If you haven’t been following 511CC on Twitter, here’s a summary of this week’s transit news affecting Contra Costa County and the Bay Area: BART will begin charging a daily parking fee on Feb. 22 at Pleasant Hill Federal money was approved for a new state route linking Keep reading >>
 
If you haven’t been following 511CC on Twitter, here’s what’s happening in Contra Costa County and Bay Area transit news that we tweeted or blogged about in the past week: Biofuel advance made in Bay Area, researchers say – Contra Costa Times BART cuts 74 mostly vacant positions – Contra Keep reading >>
 
In 2007, BART was the first Bay Area transit agency to provide data openly to the public. Yesterday, BART announced the formal launch of its expanded API, or Application Programming Interface, continuing its tradition of distributing data to the public. The API makes more data publicly available than ever before, Keep reading >>
 
If you haven’t been following 511CC on Twitter, catch up on your transit news for CC County and the Bay Area with this week’s headlines: Parking changes start Feb. 1 for Dublin-side surface lot at Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station – Bay Area Rapid Transit Water retailer opposes BART routes to Livermore Keep reading >>
 
With a $25 million deficit in its operating budget, BART is considering raising the cost of trips through the transbay tube by 10 cents to help fill the gap. It has received $19 million in stimulus money, but that leaves $6 million to be saved by cutting operation and Keep reading >>
 
ANTIOCH, CA, January 12, 2010 – Beginning January 19, 2010, BART will begin charging a daily fee of $1 to park in the Pittsburg/Bay Point parking lot.  Park and Ride lots, however, will remain free of charge to all patrons and provide easy access to BART via express bus service Keep reading >>
 
Don’t drive irresponsibly or get stuck being DD – put on your party hat and shades and ride home on public transit! Also, be glad you live in the Bay Area, where public transit options are rockin’. Here’s what you need to know for each one: BART Service runs Keep reading >>
 
Need to get from Point A to Point B on public transit this holiday season? 511 Contra Costa has compiled a list of transit agencies serving the Contra Costa area and their holiday services for Dec. 24th, Dec. 25th, Dec. 31st and Jan. 1st. If a transit agency is not Keep reading >>