Tri Delta Transit

The Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (ECCTA) JPA was formed in 1976 by the cities of Antioch, Brentwood, and Pittsburg, along with the County of Contra Costa. When Oakley was incorporated in 1999, the JPA was amended to admit Oakley on April 1, 2001. Tri Delta Transit fixed route service began on June 6, 1977, celebrated by an inaugural bus starting from Antioch City Hall (10 a.m.), traveling to Oakley (10:30), Brentwood City Hall (11), Pittsburg, and ending in West Pittsburg (2 p.m.). For the first week, free rides were offered. Initial service was provided for two local routes in Antioch and Pittsburg, which connected with express bus service serving BART. AC Transit operated the service under contract until 1984, when it was transferred to a private operator, and ECCTA acquired its first buses; prior to that, AC Transit owned the buses it used for Tri Delta Transit. Some of the buses used in 1978 included 29-foot models, shortened from 35-foot buses at the AC Transit shops. Dial-a-ride on-demand transit services have been provided since 1979 using contracted private operators. ECCTA consolidated fixed route and on-demand services with a single operator when the contract with AC Transit was discontinued in 1984. In 1986, Laidlaw Transit, Inc. (later First Transit, now Transdev) begin operating Tri Delta Transit. The ECCTA headquarters in Antioch was built in 1987, consolidating administration, operations, and maintenance at a single facility; expansions in 2004 provided additional space and bus parking. ==Overview of fixed-route service==

in Pittsburg. Tri Delta Transit operates in eastern Contra Costa County and has stops in Antioch, Oakley, Brentwood, Bay Point, Pittsburg, Martinez, and Concord. Tri Delta Transit operates local and express routes on weekdays and local routes on weekends and holidays. Transfers Intra-system transfer points for the majority of Tri Delta Transit's routes include: • Brentwood Park & Ride in Brentwood • Oakley Park & Ride in Oakley • Antioch BART station in Antioch • Pittsburg Center BART station in Pittsburg • Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station in Pittsburg • Los Medanos College in Pittsburg In addition to transfers within Tri Delta Transit and to BART, riders may transfer to neighboring and long-distance public transportation systems at other stations, including: • Antioch–Pittsburg station, via Route 371 • Amtrak Gold Runner • Concord BART, via Route 201X (weekdays) • County Connection • Martinez station, via Route 200X (weekdays) • Amtrak California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Gold Runner, and Capitol Corridor • County Connection • WestCAT Route list Tri Delta Transit operates thirteen bus routes on weekdays, serving the cities of Bay Point, Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, and Brentwood, with one route each connecting to Concord (201X) and Martinez (200X). Most routes parallel the San Joaquin River, running east and west; routes designated as "express" (200X, 201X) are designed with fewer stops and operate primarily during commute hours with limited mid-day service. Several routes share the same terminal points, but take different paths to provide service to communities both north and south of California State Route 4. For example, 370 and 371 both provide service between the Pittsburg/Bay Point and Antioch BART stations. On the weekends and holidays, Tri Delta Transit operates eight of the thirteen routes throughout the ECCTA service area including the aforementioned cities with the exceptions of Concord and Martinez. Routes numbered 37x operate all week long, with reduced service frequencies on weekends and holidays. ;Notes ==References==