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The Heart of Contra Costa County |
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| Segway, electric and regular bicycles offer Centre employees great workplace travel flexibility. |
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| Green Fleet Program: Greater Workplace Accessibility |
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Development of the Centre’s Green Fleet program in 2005 created greater workplace accessibility for employees throughout the Contra Costa Centre Transit Village. The program provides access to the Centre’s fleet of low-speed vehicles that make it quicker and more affordable during the work day for workers at the Centre to run errands, attend meetings, or for use to and from the BART station. The program has not only been effective in discouraging single-occupant vehicle use at the Centre during the day, it also provides employees with a great way to get away for lunch or a noontime meeting without having to
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take their car out. And the community benefits as well by sparing our environment from the harm done from cold-start automobile gas emissions.
In 2008 the Green Fleet program was expanded with an upgraded fleet of Segways, electric bicycles and bikes. The program has been enhanced with the automation of the two docking stations located at Pacific Plaza and Urban West. Each location has several low-speed modes of transportation available including three Segways, two giant electric bicycles and bicycles available at no cost for eligible Centre employee use. |
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ombining a feature for making online vehicle reservations, the computerized automation of the two docking stations will make on-site vehicle access easier and more efficient. After certification through a Centre-sponsored training session, Centre employees are issued a Smart Card authorizing their placement of online vehicle reservations. Then, after making an online reservation, they can go directly to a Green Fleet docking station, swipe their Smart Card for key access, obtain the vehicle key and be on their way — on a Segway, electric bike, or bike. When finished, they simply return the vehicle to the docking station and replace the key in the key safe.
Segways, electric bicycles and bicycles will be available for use by all Centre employees who meet eligibility requirements by completing a short, Centre-sponsored training program conducted at the Centre. There are currently 71 Segway-certified employees enrolled in the Centre’s Green Fleet program. Future plans include the addition of car sharing to the Centre’s Green Fleet program.
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| ((At the Centre, left to right) Four electronic bicycle lockers dedicated for Centre employees (and tenants at Park Regency) are available at the BART station. Call the Centre office at (925) 935-6337 to obtain key pass for lockers.. |
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For more information,
call the CCCA offices at
(925) 935-6337 |
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