511 Contra Costa

511 Contra Costa is a one-stop source for Bay Area traffic, transit, rideshare, and bicycling information. It's free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – from anywhere in the Bay Area. 511 Contra Costa also offers various programs to encourage motorists who current drive along to try alternative mode of transportation instead.  Program services include Community Outreach, Public Education, Incentive Programs, Bike Rack Assistance Program, and Commute Alternative Assistance for employers.

TRANSPAC

TRANSPAC (Transportation Partnership and Cooperation) is the Regional Transportation Planning Committee (RTPC) for Central Contra Costa. TRANSPAC is responsible for the development of transportation plans, projects and programs for the Central County areas as well as the appointment of two representatives to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority who serve alternating two-year terms. 

Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA)

CCTA is a public agency formed by Contra Costa voters in 1988 to manage the county's transportation sales tax program and to do countywide transportation planning.

Countywide Transportation Plan

The Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan, or CTP, is one of the key planning tools called for in the Measure J Growth Management Program (GMP). The CTP provides the overall direction for achieving and maintaining a balanced and functional transportation system within Contra Costa - including a series of strategies and implementing actions - while strengthening links between land use decisions and transportation. It outlines the Authority's vision for Contra Costa and it establishes goals, strategies, specific projects, and other actions for achieving that vision. 

East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD)

Offers trails, interpretive and recreation programs, other activities and indoor/outdoor rental facilities in parks spanning Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The East Bay Regional Park District maintains several facilities in Walnut Creek, including the Iron Horse Trail and Contra Costa Canal Trail. 

 

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)

MTC is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. 

 

Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is the comprehensive regional planning agency and Council of Governments for the nine counties and 101 cities and towns of the San Francisco Bay region. The Bay Area is comprised of nine counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. 

 

Commuter Benefits Program

As of September 30, 2014, Bay Area employers with 50 or more full-time employees within the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) geographic boundaries are required to register and offer commuter benefits to their employees in order to comply with Air District Regulation 14, Rule 1, also known as the Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program. Employers must select at least one of four Commuter Benefit options to offer their employees.  

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

Caltrans is the state agency that maintains and operates California’s highway system. 

Safe Routes to School

Safe Routes to School programs across the country educate school-age children and their parents on ways to bike and walk to school safely with practical, hands-on training. 

Complete Streets Coalition

Smart Growth America is the only national organization dedicated to researching, advocating for and leading coalitions to bring smart growth practices to more communities nationwide. From providing more sidewalks so people can walk to their town center to ensuring that more homes are built near public transit or productive farms remain a part of our communities, smart growth helps make sure that people across the nation can live in great neighborhoods. 

Decreasing congestion and increasing mobility is an important priority for the City. Learn about the many investments made into making transportation more efficient for our residents. 

One Bay Area Grant 2 (OBAG 2)

The One Bay Area Grant 2 program (OBAG 2) establishes program commitments and policies for investing roughly $900 million from 2018-2022. The grant is funded by federal funds authorized by Congress in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act. 

Measure J

In 2004, Contra Costa County voters approved Measure J with 71% voting in favor. The measure provided for the continuation of our county's half-cent transportation sales tax for 25 more years beyond the original expiration date of 2009. As with Measure C (the original 1988 transportation sales tax measure), the tax revenues will be used to fund a voter-approved expenditure plan for transportation programs and projects. Measure J will provide approximately $2.5 billion for countywide and local transportation projects and programs through the year 2034. 

Highway and Transit Improvements

Regional Measure 3, the $3 bridge toll increase (which takes effect in $1 increments in January 2019, 2022, and 2025), is funding projects that improve regional highway and transit systems. These improvements include adding more cars to BART trains, making trans-bay bus services more frequent, and improving interchanges in Contra Costa, Alameda, and Solano Counties.