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511.org (Transit Information for Bay Area including a Trip Planner) http://www.511.org/
511 is a toll-free phone and Web service that consolidates Bay Area
transportation-related information into a one-stop resource. This easy
three-digit number provides up-to-the-minute information on traffic conditions
and incidents, details on public transportation routes and fares, instant
carpool and vanpool referrals, bicycling information and more.
AC Transit http://www.actransit.org/
Within this Web site, you'll find a comprehensive introduction to
the history and workings of AC Transit, California's third largest bus operator
and the principal public transit service in the East Bay. AC Transit has a long
and distinguished history of serving the East Bay, and those of us who are
involved in these efforts are naturally proud of our accomplishments. Let me
share a few.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) http://www.bart.gov
BART is a local transit system. With BART you can travel all around the Bay
Area. For rider information and such visit the web site.
Eden Information and Referral - Resource Directory http://www.alamedaco.info For more than 25 years Eden I&R, Inc. has been providing up-to-date
information about Social Service providers in Alameda County to government
agencies, non-profits, and the public. It is our hope that this online service
will greatly improve access to the information maintained by Eden I&R. The
information will be the most current available and will be available 24 hours a
day to anyone with an Internet connection.
Kids First Oakland http://www.kidsfirstoakland.org/accomplishments/index.html
Kids First is a multiracial organization working to create
opportunities for Oakland youth to become visionary leaders capable of
transforming our schools and communities — through advocacy, alliance building,
creative arts, and leadership training.
Los Angeles Bus Riders Union http://www.busridersunion.org
The Bus Riders Union, a project of the Labor/Community Strategy
Center, is a membership organization that represents the mass transit and public
health needs of the transit dependent. The Bus Riders Union seeks to promote
environmentally sustainable public transportation for the entire population of
Los Angeles, on the premise that affordable, efficient, and environmentally
sound mass transit is a human right.
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) http://www.mtc.ca.gov
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning,
coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.
MTC functions as both the regional transportation planning agency -- a state
designation -- and for federal purposes, as the region's metropolitan planning
organization (MPO). As such, it is responsible for the Regional Transportation
Plan, a comprehensive blueprint for the development of mass transit, highway,
airport, seaport, railroad, bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
The Strategy Center http://www.thestrategycenter.org
The Strategy Center's work
encompasses all aspects of urban life in the United States: it emphasizes
class-conscious labor organizing and fighting for environmental justice and
ending climate change, immigrant rights, and first-class transportation, as well
as actively confronting the growing criminalization, racialization, and
feminization of poverty.
Transportation and Land Use Coalition http://www.transcoalition.org
TALC is a partnership of over 90
groups working for a sustainable and socially just Bay Area. We envision a
region with healthy, vibrant, walkable communities that provide all residents
with transportation choices and affordable housing. TALC analyzes county and
regional policies, works with community groups to develop alternatives, and
coordinates grassroots campaigns.
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