Welcome
We’re working to improve transit in East County
Through the study, we hope to identify solutions for improving transit service between Antioch and Brentwood. This study is expected to take two years and is funded through a Caltrans grant.
CCTA won a $775K Caltrans Sustainable Communities Transportation Planning Grant in spring of 2020. These funds will be used to help plan a more robust and resilient system of transportation services that is well-suited to meet future demand. We are in the early planning stages and are not conducting any environmental review at this time.
This study intends to identify potential near- and long-term high capacity transit options for the State Route 4-corridor, between Antioch eBART station and the future Brentwood Intermodal Transit Center.
Welcome to our online open house! Here you will travel between virtual “stations” like you would in-person to learn background information about the purpose and need for this study.
In the next section, or at the next “station”, we are going to ask you questions about your ideal commute and for some background information about your travel patterns to help us understand your travel needs now and into the future. We ask that you provide as much information as you would like to provide. The only required question is your zip code.
After the survey there are multiple informational sections/stations explaining the goals and focus of the study. At the end of the online open house there will be an opportunity to provide open-ended comments. Take as much time as you like. The survey should only take about five minutes.
Please share this link with your neighbors, community members, and friends who live and travel through the study area.
There are a lot of people involved, representing local communities, businesses, specific interests, each of the cities within the study area, Caltrans and CCTA. Check out the diagram below to understand roles and responsibilities, and opportunities for you to participate.
1. CCTA STAFF
- Review draft
- Review and consider community input
- Approve draft
2. TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- Review draft
- Review and consider community input
- Make technical recommendations
3. STEERING COMMITTEE
- Consider Technical Advisory Committee input and other factors
- Review and consider community input
- Review and/or provide recommendations
4. CCTA EXECUTIVE STAFF
- Review and consider community input
- Approve recommendations
5. TRANSPLAN
- Review and consider community input
- Review and provide recommendations to CCTA board
6. CCTA BOARD
- Review and consider community input
- Approve all final recommendations


Why transit?
Why transit?
Why study transit, and why now?
East County's population is growing! East County's population has grown by over 100,000 people in the past decade. There has also been a surge in super-commuters – people whose commute is more than 90 minutes per day. To support our residents, commuters, and visitors, we’ve decided to take a closer look at how people travel through the SR-4 corridor.
For more information check out our frequently asked questions (FAQs) document.
We understand that there are a lot of uncertainties due to the pandemic, including many around transportation choices people will make in the future. One thing we are keeping in mind is that the Caltrans grant we received requires us to complete the study within two years, so we must prioritize this study now, to comply with the funding requirement.
Other reasons we want to priotize this study now include:
- Good planning now can help us meet the future transportation needs in East County and provide options for people to choose from.
- Long-term unemployment and shifting commute habits could increase people's reliance on public transit.
- Investing in public transit now can help support future sustainability, since public transit is an important part of helping communities survive and recover from catastrophes like pandemics.
- Encouraging adoption of policies supporting high capacity transit and land uses near future transit stations may attract large employers and quality jobs.

Study mission
Understanding our core goals
We want to provide as seamless as possible travel options for our residents, commuters and visitors – people like you. We want to come up with solutions that are sustainable, smart, user-friendly, and efficient.
- Improve rider experience
- Respond to equitable access needs
- Support economic development
- Improve air quality
- Allow for future, innovative transit options
- Communitcate benefits of transit
There is a lot to consider in developing a study like this! We will carefully consider the benefits and impacts of many electric high-capacity (high volume) transit alternatives in East County. Our study is guided by a variety of constraints and considerations:

Alternative to driving on the State Route 4 corridor must provide a fast, frequent, and cost effective connection from the Antioch Station, near Hillcrest Avenue, to the Brentwood Intermodal Transit Center, between Lone Tree Way and Sand Creek Road. Since we cannot purchase the Mococo rail line, we cannot evaluate it in this study.

The alternative to driving the State Route 4 corridor must attract high quality jobs and support economic development in East County.

Any transit alternative we evaluate or propose must be powered by electricity and not gas.

The study must consider how easily people can get to, from and use the transit alternative.

Compare potential travel times and reliability among alternatives to traditional auto trips.

Consider the needs of transit agencies responsible for operating and connecting to the alternative.

The needs of communities and stakeholders - people like you - and the mobility barriers you may face. Some people have faced systematic oppression because of race, native language, gender, sexuality, income, age, and physical ability. It is really important for us to understand as many needs and barriers as possible so we can help improve the system for everyone.

Study goals
Improve rider experience
Communicate the benefits of transit
Respond to equitable access needs
Support economic development
Allow for future, innovative transit options
Improve air quality
Study Milestones
Where we’re going
We started with a careful inventory of things like bus routes, BART connections and schedules, and facilities for people walking/rolling and biking. Now we are identifying gaps in service that we hope to fill. We will identify potential solutions based on those gaps and our desire to provide you with seamless and easy travel in East County.

Study Milestones
2020
Summer
Discovery and Research
Fall
1 Engagement and Feedback
Open
House
Winter
Draft Alternatives
Revised Alternatives
2021
Spring
2 Engagement and Feedback
Summer
Alternative Analysis
Open
House
Fall
Winter
Draft Study
3 Engagement and Feedback
2022
Spring
Open
House
Final Study
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