Month: May 2015

As County Connection ridership grows, our passengers are improving the quality of air we breathe each day. In April, the people riding County Connection buses reduced CO2 emissions by 30,600 pounds every weekday.

Each person can make a difference. With the system average trip length (one way) of 5 miles, each person who leaves their car at home and uses the bus will reduce CO2 emissions by 4.6 pounds. One person – one day a week – can make a difference.

Give us a try! It’s easy…download the free mobile app from our home page to get real time arrival predictions for buses near you. Or sign up to get arrival alerts by text or email message through Bus Tracker – also accessible on the home page.

County Connection administrative office will be closed, and there will be no bus service on Monday, May 25, 2015 in observance of Memorial Day. Click here for a complete list of recognized holidays.

Route 1 and 93X buses will not enter the drive through circle at the John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek while workers are on strike. The closest bus stops are adjacent to the medical center on Montego.

WALNUT CREEK – ART ON THE MAIN

Main Street will be closed from Mt. Diablo Blvd. to Civic Drive to vehicles and allow foot traffic only for Art on the Main. Route 4 buses will detour in the northbound direction (Broadway Plaza to WC BART). Hours are from Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to Sunday, 9:00.

DETOUR FOR ROUTE #4 FOR- MAY 16^TH & 17^TH

 

Northbound

Start                   South Broadway

Right                  Newell Ave.

Right                  South Main

Left                     Botelho Dr.

Right                  Locust St.

Right                  Civic Dr.

Left                     North Main ST. to regular Route.

 

 

As the economy improves and employment opportunities grow, the need for reliable real time information for bus arrival predictions increases. County Connection offers the public two options for obtaining real time bus arrival predictions.

Bus Tracker was introduced two years ago and provides either a map view of where buses are along the route, or a grid view that displays arrival predictions for buses at a particular stop. Bus Tracker is a web based system (not an app) that uses existing GPS data to predict real time arrivals. Buses transmit their location every 30 seconds to provide accurate real time information. Users can set up a personalized account to receive arrival alerts by text or email message. Users can specify which bus stop, days of the week, or time of day to receive arrival alerts. Access Bus Tracker on County Connection’s home page or go directly to http://bustracker.cccta.org/

Real Time Mobile Applications are available for both iPhone and android mobile devices. Thetransitapp is the application that County Connection considers to be the most reliable and valuable. Thetransitapp includes not only County Connection data, but also data for other major transit systems in the Bay Area, making regional trip planning easier. This application may be downloaded from County Connection’s home page, or go directly to http://thetransitapp.com/

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