511CC Week in Review: March 17- March 23, 2012
Our weekly news & events roundup for Contra Costa County, East Bay & Bay Area for transit, biking and transportation.
Upcoming Events & Dates to Remember
- Work with 511CC this summer! Apply to MTC's high school internship program beforeMarch 31st
MTC 2012 High School Internship Program | 511 Contra CostaEach year MTC sponsors a High School Internship Program. The purpose of the program is to introduce high school students (in the 10th, 11...- Bike to work day is Thursday May 10th, 2012!
Local (Contra Costa County and Eat Bay)
- Only 16% of money spent on cars stay in the local economy. AC Transit is buying it's new buses from a Hayward company.
AC Transit Board Votes to Buy New Buses From Hayward Company - KRON 4 NewsBy: Ja'Mein Beale - Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:56:52 -0800 OAKLAND (BCN)--Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District directors have agreed to spend $...Bay Area & California
- 6 ideas to improve Bay Area transit
Six Ideas for Saving Bay Area Transit | Streetsblog San FranciscoEditor's note: This article is re-published with permission from the transit-themed March issue of The Urbanist, the San Francisco Planni...- New survey report on what passengers want in next generation os BART cars. 10,000 people submitted their opinions!
BART - New Train Car ProjectLATEST NEWS: New Fleet of the Future report as of March 19, 2012. Conceptual Design Update and Community Survey Results. Download the ful...- Extending BART under downtown San Jose.
Next target: Extending BART under downtown San Jose - ContraCostaTimes.comVTA could seek loans from federal program to fill $2 billion funding gap for next extension.Other Good Reads in Transportation
- Cute bike mounted planters make your two-wheeled ride extra green!
Bike-Mounted PlanterDesigner Colleen Jordan created this delightful bicycle-mounted planter . They are for sale at her Etsy store . We previously wrote about...- This bus shelter in London dispenses free cake!
This Bus Shelter Will Give You Free CakeSick of funky bus shelters that reek of potatoes or sing at you? Then just lay down your Internets and shake your head slowly, resting as...
