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How biking regularly changed one man’s life
Here’s the story of how biking regularly changed one Antioch man’s life. We hope it inspires you to reconsider your commute, participate in Bike to Work Day 2012, or nominate a bike commuter of the...
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New Commuter Incentive Program
Market Street, San Francisco. Photo credit: torbakhopper Head’s up! 511CC has a new commuter incentive program page! Learn how you can partake in the Drive Less Commuter Incentive Program and earn $50...
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Good and Better News From Google Maps!
Image credit: Prashanth dotcompals In the realm of Google Maps, there’s good news for transit users, and better news for bike users. First, the good news comes in an article by Jeremy Owens of the San...
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New Bay Area Commuter Benefit Policy
With S.B. 1339 passed, are you more likely to pedal as part of your commute? Photo credit: Carrie Cizauskas In September 2012, Governor Brown passed into law S.B. 1339 – legislation that allows the...
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Tri Delta Transit CommuterPass Promo
Update: All passes have been distributed and Tri Delta Transit and 511 Contra Costa are no longer accepting applications for CommuterPass™. Do you commute from or within Eastern Contra Costa County by...
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BART Proposes Capacity Improvements
Proposed improvements would allow riders to board and exit on both sides of the train! Image via BART There’s been no shortage of BART news lately here at 511 Contra Costa– from improved signage, to...
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Bikes on BART in March
Bikes on BART during August’s “Bike Friday”. Photo Credit: San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Remember when BART experimented with allowing bicycles on trains during Friday rush hour in August, known as...
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How Do You Actually Get Commuter Benefits?
Bike to Work Day 2010 in San Francisco. Photo credit: Bay Area Fair Trade Coalition In an earlier post here at 511 Contra Costa we noted that commuter benefits for vanpooling and public transportation...
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Getting around the Bay Area during the BART Strike
Image credit: Lorraine Blanco The last BART strike occurred in 1997 and lasted 6 days. Here is a list of transportation resources during a continued BART strike. Getting Around KQED put together a...
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New Commuting Trend: Bike Trains
Bike commuting– much safer and pleasant when there’s company. Photo credit: Walk Eagle Rock Los Angeles has been making headlines in recent years because of the region’s willingness to invest in...
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