Do You Have a Sustainable Swagger?

Strut your stuff with hip Californians who drive less and walk more! Young people today are driving a whopping 23% less than young people were 10 years ago! You know what else is pretty cool? Public transit rides have increased by 40%! Join the masses today and cut down your vehicle mileage...which will probably gain you points in the Challenge too!

Read the official report or the fun article about this Cool trend.

Free BART Passes!

Keep logging those points and you could be one of 4 people to win a $20 BART pass! At the end of Sept we will be raffling off 4 BART passes, the more points you have the better your chances are to win. Remember to keep coming back every month to log your activity and earn as many points and bonus points as you can!

BART passes are made available by 511 Contra Costa and are funded by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority's Half Cent Sales Tax For Transportation Improvements (Measure J) and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's Transportation Fund for Clear Air.

Image: Electric Auto Association

Pittsburg Electric Vehicle Parking

Did you know that Pittsburg has 3 electric vehicle parking stations? There are 2 at City Hall and 1 downtown. Not only that, but cheap/free charging stations are popping up all over the East Bay! Now is a great time to consider going electric. To find charging stations near you visit Mychargepoint.net or download their app for your smart phone.

Image: Tri Delta Transit

Real Time Bus Arrival Information

Hate waiting for the bus? Always worried that you missed it? Not sure if there is a bus stop near your location or destination? Tri Delta Transit has you covered! Their new interactive bus map shows EVERY BUS STOP! Click on any stop to see what bus routes go by there and the accurate real time arrival for every bus in the next hour! Check it out for yourself at Trideltatransit.com/bus-stop. On the go? You can still track your bus’s arrival time on your smartphone at Trideltatransit.com/mobile.

Image: Bikelink.org

On-Demand Bike Lockers

Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

In the Market for a Different Car?

Want something more wallet and environmentally friendly, but not sure how to choose. Check out the US DOE’s website Fueleconomy.gov. You can compare cars from all years, makes, and models side by side on issues like fuel efficiency and environmental impacts. Compare your current car to the next one you’re considering and see what difference you can make.

Find Your Carpool Buddy!

Stop gazing wistfully at the carpool lane and start cruising in it! Locate people like you, going places you go--just visit Rideshare.511.org, Carpoolworld.com, or Erideshare.com
to recruit or find rideshares!
It’s already there, why not check it out?

For longer trips, check out Zimride.com!

Hometown Hero: Dorothy Kepner

Cheers Dorothy! How DOES she do it?
1. By riding her bicycle everywhere, taking the train, or carpooling...
2. Growing fruits and vegetables in a mixed ornamental-edible garden...
3. And utilizing the lovely delta breeze by opening house windows in the evening and closing them in the morning!
Way to stay Cool, Dorothy!

Calling for Hometown Heros!

How do you go green? Do you carpool? Or compost? Whatever you do, we want to hear about it! Email Challenge@coolcalifornia.org
for a chance to be featured in the newsletter!

In 2011, public transit ridership was the second highest since 1957, with how many trips total?

a. 500 million b. 5 billion c. 10 billion

Test your guess now!

Source: American Public Transportation Association

We are Currently in 7th Position!

Wow, our city has earned more than 68,000 points, that’s 7,000 more points than two weeks ago! And now we have 92 participants in the CoolCalifornia Challenge! Keep up the momentum by Logging In today!

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