Posts Tagged "biking"

Public outreach meeting in Pleasant Hill for citywide bike and ped project [ September 29, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] What: The first public outreach meeting for the Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan project When: September 29, 2010, 6–8 PM Where: City Hall Large Community Room at 100 Gregory Lane The City of Pleasant Hill is developing its first comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. The purpose of the Keep reading >> By: Trucy Phan
Tracks to Trails, Saturday September 18th, 2010 10 AM – 2 PM [ September 18, 2010; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Get Healthy. Stay Fit. Ride the Iron Horse Trail from Dublin BART to Pleasant Hill BART on Saturday September 18, 2010 between 10 AM and 2 PM. The event features: Noon presentation at the Danville Farmer’s Market Energy Stations along the trail Bike checks by Performance Bicycle Massage and Skin Keep reading >> By: Trucy Phan
Nokia launches bicycle charger kit [Photo via Nokia Europe] In addition to giving you shapely calves, pedaling away on a bike can now give your cell phone, music player, or other portable devices juice on the go. Last Thursday, Nokia launched a charger kit that will charge Nokia phones with a 2mm charging interface, Keep reading >> By: Trucy Phan
[ June 6, 2010; 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. ] This Sunday, bike a 25-mile course starting at Waterfront Park in Martinez, cross the Carquinez Bridge, ride through Benecia, and cross the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. For a more challenging 50-mile ride, participants may complete the course twice. The event is called “Bike the Bridges” and is sponsored by local police departments. Keep reading >> By: Trucy Phan
To see a neat collection of posters from this year’s Bike to Work Day put together by Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, CA, click the following link for a slideshow: Bike to Work Day 2010 posters By: Trucy Phan
2010 Bicycle Commuter Assistance Program Begins 511 Contra Costa is proud to announce the start of its 2010 Bicycle Commuter Assistance Program class for 2010. For the past two Saturdays, 15 Contra Costa residents have been taking the League of American Bicyclists‘ “Traffic Skills 101” class. Each Saturday, students learned basic bicycle mechanics, riding skills Keep reading >> By: Trucy Phan
511 Contra Costa would like to congratulate Louis Sandoval, Contra Costa County’s Bicycle Commuter of the Year for 2010. Sandoval was chosen as this year’s winner by the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, an organization dedicated to promoting bicycling as an everyday means of transportation and recreation. Mr. Sandoval is a Keep reading >> By: Trucy Phan
Events & Meetings Hike or Bike the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council’s 14th Annual Ridge to Bridge this Saturday April 10th, 2010 Discuss the Iron Horse Trail, BART to Livermore and other Eastern Alameda County transportation improvements on Thursday April 15, 2010 DMV offices to be closed today and Friday, April Keep reading >> By: Trucy Phan
Local News Nominate a local biker for Bike Commuter of the Year before Monday, April 19, 2010 BART plans community outreach workshops in Richmond, Antioch, and Pittsburg (Tues 4/6/10) The tunnel on the Contra Costa Canal Trail is now open for use See if you live in a ‘red zone’ Keep reading >> By: Trucy Phan
Biking directions added to Google Maps Yesterday, Google announced it had added a new biking feature to Google Maps. When a user needs directions for getting from Point A to Point B, they can now select ‘Bicycling’ in addition to ‘By Car’, ‘Walking’, and ‘By Public Transit’. From the Associated Press: Google spent the past Keep reading >> By: Trucy Phan