Traffic & Transit
Need More Express Buses? Take the Online Survey
Would you like to see more express buses during peak hours? A drop-off point that doesn't currently exist or pickup closer to home?
PINOLE AND HERCULES, CA — People are being asked to provide input via an online survey and two upcoming meetings on a study into expanded express bus service in west Contra Costa County.
The West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee is studying the express bus service to connect commuters in Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo, Richmond and other areas in the western part of the county.
The express service would make fewer stops than local bus services and take commuters to employment centers in Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and San Francisco.
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"Commuters along Interstate 80 know first-hand that traffic is awful," WCCTAC executive director John Nemeth said in a statement.
"In order for this project to be successful, we need to hear where potential riders would like to catch the bus, where they would like to be dropped off, and what kinds of things would encourage them to use this new service," Nemeth said.
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You can learn more about the project and take an online survey.
Community events are also scheduled for 9 a.m. on Dec. 1 at the Pinole Farmers' Market at 798 Fernandez Ave., Pinole, and 5 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the Hercules Holiday Tree Lighting at the Community Swim Center at 2001 Refugio Valley Road in Hercules.
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