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511 CCTA is a program of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority. We offer alternatives to driving alone to reduce traffic congestion & help air quality. Incentives are provided to encourage changes in commuting habits. https://511.ccta.ca.gov

Illustration featuring different modes of transit: BART, biking, and walking. Text reads: Shape the future of transportation in Contra Costa. Take the Summer Listening Survey for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card.
Pass2Class - Free bus rides to school for up to 2 months. Apply now. Passes available for AC Transit, County Connection. Tri Delta Transit & WestCAT. If your student attends school in Contra Costa County, request FREE bus passes through Pass2Class. Available for students in grades 1 through 12 while supplies last. Households may request passes for up to 2 students. Brought to you by 511 CCTA.
With the Summer Bike Challenge and Big Win on Transit programs, Monday is for winning. We select ten $20 Amazon gift card winners for the Summer Bike Challenge and one $511 winner for Big Win on Transit. Both programs are free. Learn more at 511 dot CCTA dot CA dot GOV.
Independence Day Holiday Transit Service. BART: Sunday service (8am-midnight) AC Transit: Saturday schedule WestCAT: Saturday schedule Tri Delta Transit: Sunday schedule Wheels: Saturday schedule SF Bay Ferry: Enhanced weekend service Capitol Corridor: Weekend service Golden Gate Bus: Weekend service
WestCAT Rider Alert - Happy Fourth of July. Friday, July 3, WestCAT will be running Sunday service. JL & JR only. More info at westcat dot O R G.
Independence Day Holiday Transit Service - Friday, July 3: Saturday, Sunday or Weekend Service from AC Transit, County Connection, Tri Delta Transit, WestCAT, Wheels, SolTrans, SolanoExpress, Golden Gate Bus. All other transit on regular weekday schedules. Saturday, July 4. Saturday, Sunday or Weekend Service from AC Transit, BART, Tri Delta Transit, WestCAT, Wheels, SF Bay Ferry, Capitol Corridor and Golden Gate Bus. No Service available from County Connection, SolTrans, SolanoExpress, Vine Transit.
San Francisco Bay Ferry - New fares are in effect - July 1, 2026 - More information at S F B F dot M O B I slash fare dash change
AC Transit Fare Changes - Effective July 1, 2026
Slideshow of Summer Bike Challenge participants in open areas each holding or throwing a frisbee. Text reads: Can you guess this week's Bonus Bike Ride theme? Summer Bike Challenge 2026 - Explore your town from the seat of a bike.
Illustration featuring different modes of transit: BART, biking, and walking. Text reads: Shape the future of transportation in Contra Costa. Take the Summer Listening Survey for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card.
Are you taking transit this week? If you are, you can turn your trips into entries to win $511. Claim entries when you ride to or from Contra Costa on BART, the bus, or San Francisco Bay Ferry. Drawings for $511 every Monday. Sign up for Big Win on Transit at 511 dot CCTA dot CA dot GOV.
person pedaling the 511 CCTA blender bike. Text reads: Contra Costa Library Presents Exploration Stations. San Pablo Library - Thursday, June 25, 11am to 1pm. Look, touch, and explore to learn about our natural world.
Contra Costa parents and families - tell us how your kids get to school, activities, and more. Take the Youth Transportation Survey today.
Photo of person pedaling the 511 CCTA blender bike. Text reads: Contra Costa Library Presents Exploration Stations. San Pablo Library - Thursday, June 25, 11am to 1pm. Look, touch, and explore to learn about our natural world.
Photo of person pedaling the 511 CCTA blender bike. Text reads: Contra Costa Library Presents Exploration Stations. Pleasant Hill Library - Tuesday, June 16, 11am to 1pm. Look, touch, and explore to learn about our natural world.
511 CCTA E-Bike Rebate Program - $150 standard, $300 Low-income
Saturday, June 13. Join the guided bike bus to Central San's 80th Anniversary Open House. Go With the Flow.
Photo of person pedaling the 511 CCTA blender bike at the Concord Library Exploration Stations event on June 11. Text reads: Contra Costa Library Presents Exploration Stations. Pleasant Hill Library - Tuesday, June 16, 11am to 1pm. San Pablo Library - Thursday, June 25, 11am to 1pm.
Photos of smiling cyclists participating in the Summer Bike Challenge. Text reads: 2026 Summer Bike Challenge - Week 1: Rosy Outlook.
Exploration Stations - Look, touch, and explore to learn about our natural world. Concord Library - June 11 from 11am to 1pm. Brought to you by the Contra Costa County Library. More at tiny URL dot com slash C C C L dash exploration.
Photos of smiling kids and adults participating in the 2025 Summer Bike Challenge. Text reads: 2026 Summer Bike Challenge begins Monday. Sign up at 511 dot CCTA dot CA dot GOV.
WestCAT free weekend rides all summer long. WestCAT is pleased to announce FREE rides for all passengers on weekends this summer -- through July 26. Just get on board and ride. For more information, call 510-724-7993 or visit west cat dot O R G.
Downtown Point Richmond Connectivity Project - Walking Tour. Saturday, May 30, 10am to noon. Map of project area which runs along Richmond Avenue from Tewksbury Ave to South Garrard Blvd. Walking Tour Info: Meet at Mechanics Bank Plaza for a walking tour of the project area hosted by the City of Richmond. Share your perspectives on biking and walking in Point Richmond.
Quote from Jennifer from Richmond: Changing from a car to an e-bike commute was a great decision. I am grateful to the CCTA e-bike rebate program for the inspiration to make this change. I'm now a regular e-bike evangelist. Smiley face. Text of graphic: E-bike rebate program from 511 CCTA. If you're 18+ and live in Contra Costa you qualify. $150 standard rebate, $300 low-income rebate.
Bike to Wherever Days 2026 - Special Afternoon Energizer Stations. Concord - Free Mexican sorbet from Bike Concord, 3pm to 6pm; Walnut Creek - Pedal-power your own smoothies with 511 CCTA, 3pm to 6pm; Walnut Creek - Bike rodeo/pedal palooza with the City of Walnut Creek.
Bike to Wherever Days 2026 - Thursday, May 14. Midday Energizer Stations in Contra Costa. Concord, Bike Concord Community Bike Kitchen, 11am to 2pm; Pittsburg, Los Medanos College, 2:30pm to 4:30pm; Walnut Creek, Mikes Bikes, until 6pm; Walnut Creek, Ruth Bancroft Garden, until 12pm, FREE garden admission for cyclists all day.
Three 511 CCTA staff members standing behind the table at their Energizer Station with a table that features information, giveaways, and snacks
Photo of two cyclists with bikes on the BART station platform waiting for a train. Text reads: Morning Energizer Stations at BART on Bike to Wherever Day: Antioch, Concord, El Cerrito del Norte, El Cerrito Plaza, Orinda, Pittsburg Center, Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre, Richmond.
Bike to Wherever Days 2026 - Are you ready to ride? Thursday, May 14, is Bike to Wherever Day. Take your bike for a test spin. Charge your phone. Sign up for Guaranteed Home. Thursday is Bike to Wherever Day. Get ride-ready by visiting 511.ccta.ca.gov/btwd.
Bike to Wherever Days 2025. Tuesday Checklist. Make sure your bike is ready to ride. Locate the bike gear you'll need. Learn how to bring your bike on transit. Visit 5 1 1 dot C C T A dot C A dot G O V.
Map of Energizer Stations for May 14 in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Text reads: Find your energizer station for May 14th. Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days 2026.
Two photos of people using bikes with transit. First photo is of a woman riding the San Francisco Bay Ferry with three bikes in the foreground. The second photo is of two people waiting on a BART platform with their bikes while a BART train rolls through the station on another track. Logo for Bike to Wherever Days is between the two photos.
Map of Contra Costa highlighting areas where CCTA is working to improve transportation. Text reads: Contra Costa County Community-Based Transportation Plan. What transportation improvements are needed and where? Community-Based Transportation Plan Virtual Town Hall: Thursday, May 7 at 6pm. Learn about the plan, ask questions & share feedback. CCTA logo.
Photo of Maria in bike gear on a road bike descending a hill on the paved road. Text reads: Contra Costa County Bike Champion of the Year 2026. Maria "Downhill Diva".
Images of emergencies that might require you to get home in an emergency: damage to bike preventing a ride home, a sick child, a kitchen fire at a house. Image of person calling Guaranteed Ride Home to arrange a free ride home.
Did you ride transit on Earth Day? Claim your free $10 Starbucks gift card. We're awarding gift cards to the first 100 people who log a transit trip taken to, from, or through Contra Costa on Wednesday, April 22. Details at 511.ccta.ca.gov/bigwin.
Happy Earth Day! Take transit today and get a $10 Starbucks gift card. Gift cards awarded to first 100 valid entries submitted by Sunday, April 26. Visit 5 1 1 dot C C T A dot C A dot G O V slash big win.
Accessible Transportation. CCTA Virtual Office Hours. Every Wednesday from 5:30-6:30pm starting April 15. Free - open to everyone - virtual.. Learn about programs, get your questions answered, share feedback. Join via Zoom. Visit CCTA dot CA dot GOV slash accessibility.
Screenshot of April's edition of the 511 CCTA Newsletter, featuring a story called Five Ways to Save at the Gas Pump
511 CCTA E-Bike Rebate Program. $150 standard or $300 low-income rebate. Thursday, May 14 is Bike to Work Day in the Bay Area.
One Seat Regional Ride - Travel Further. Logos for County Connection, Tri Delta Transit, WestCAT, and Wheels.
Photo of installed bike racks at El Cerrito Plaza shopping center
SolTrans - Service Alert. No Service Easter Day. For more information, call 707-648-4666 or visit SolTrans.org. Spanish: Aviso de servicio. No habrá servicio el día de pascua. Para obtener más información, llame al 707-648-4666 o visitenos en linea en SolTrans.org.
Bay Area Summer Academy. Apply to Summer Academy on urban planning, equity, housing & more. Includes stipend. Online Weekly Sessions + in-person finale @ SF Headquarters. Apply by April 27. Visit 5 1 1 C C dot O R G slash B A S A 2026.
City of Pittsburg - Delta de Anza Multimodal Trail Safety Improvement Project. Share your input on how to help improve the Delta de Anza Trail. Take our survey - visit the project website at B I T dot L Y slash delta de anza. Community workshop on Saturday, April 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pittsburg Senior Center.
Video slideshow of people who took part in the Winter Walk Challenge. Final side says: Thank you to everyone who joined the 511 CCTA Winter Walk Challenge.
Photo of person holding smartphone with mobile Clipper card visible on screen against the Clipper reader in a BART fare gate. Text reads: Planned Clipper Mobile Outage: Sunday, March 22, midnight to 7am. On Sunday morning, transit riders are advised to use plastic Clipper cards or contactless bank cards to pay their fares.
Photo of man on a bike and two pedestrians crossing a pedestrian/bike bridge over a busy road
Winter Walk Challenge - iPad Grand Prize. How to Play and WIN! Register: 511cc.org/walk. Walk to local destinations January through March. 10 weekly $20 Amazon gift card winners. iPad grand prize drawing. Visit 5 1 1 C C dot O R G slash walk.
Photos of playgrounds, jungle gyms, and monkey bars, some with people hanging from or climbing on them. Winter Walk Challenge Week 8 - Monkey Bars. A list of the names of this week's $20 Amazon gift card winners. All participants are entered in the iPad Grand Prize drawing. Details at 5 1 1 C C dot O R G slash walk.
Heads Up: Celebrations for Lunar New Year take place this weekend, including the Lunar New Year parade. Free Muni service tomorrow, except on cable cars. Parade - tomorrow. Community Fair - all weekend. Parade takedown - 3/8. For SF Muni service details: SFMTA.com/CNY.
Congratulations to Jason from Concord. He takes BART instead of driving and just won $511. If you take transit, you could be our next weekly winner. Sign up at 5 1 1 C C dot O R G slash big win.
Photos of the Contra Costa hills, some with smiling people in them. Text reads: Winter Walk Challenge Week 7 - The Hills Are Alive. $20 Amazon gift card winners (list of 10 winners). All participants are entered in teh Grand Prize Drawing for an iPad - details at 5 1 1 C C dot O R G slash walk.
Traffic Advisory: State Route 24 Caldecott Tunnel Overnight Closures. Bores 1 & 3. Contra Costa County.
San Francisco Bay Ferry - Spring 2026 Schedule Change. New schedules take effect on Monday, March 9th. Departure time adjustments will be implemented to improve system reliability, including changes to the South San Francisco route and a new early morning trip from Oakland to Downtown San Francisco. More information at S F B F dot M O B I slash schedule dash change.
Photos of the Contra Costa hills taken at a distance. Text reads: Winter Walk Challenge - How to play and win: Register at 511cc.org/walk, Walk to local destinations through March, 10 weekly $20 Amazon gift card winners, iPad Grand Prize Drawing
City of Pittsburg - Delta de Anza Multimodal Trail Safety Improvement Project. Share your input on how to help improve the Delta de Anza Trail. Take our survey - visit the project website at B I T dot L Y slash delta de anza. Community workshop on Saturday, April 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pittsburg Senior Center.