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Existing Transportation Conditions The majority of bicycle facilities in ~e Tri-Valley area are Class II and Class III bike- w~ys. A few Class I bicycle facilities are available, including the Iron Horse ~rail. The Iron. Horse Trail is a mixed-use path for pedestrlnn-% bicycles and horses. This trail rung along the Southern Pacific right-of-way between Walnut Creek and Dublin. Figure 2-4 shows the existing bicycle network for the Tri-Valley Area and Figure 2-5 shows the future bicycle network. These networks were defined on the Tri-Valley Bike Plan ap- proved by the TVTC in February 1992. Transit There are several transit options available in the Tri-Valley area. Areawide bus service is provided by local carriers. Dial-a-ride service is also provided for those transit patrons that are unable to utilize regular bus service. Transit services provided by larger Tri- Valley employers augment areawide bus service by either providing special shuttles, as in the case of Bishop Ranch, or by distributing free transit passes as in the case of Hacienda Business Park. Connections to other locations in the Bay Area outside of Tri-Valley are available through the BART Express bus service, which carries patrons to BART stations in Hayward and W~lnut Creek Connections from Stockton to the Tri-Valley area are also available through a ~'.:b~c~p~."cn bus service provided by the San Joaquin Regional Transit Authority. Areawide Bus Service Bus service in the Tri-Valley area is provided by Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (CCTA), which operates County Connection; Livermore/Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA), which operates WHEELS; and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), which operates the BART Express Buses. County Connection operates scheduled, fixed-route, and dial-a- ride bus service in the suburban portions of Contra Costa County. Three routes serve the Tri-Valley cities of Danville and San l~mon. BART express buses are operated by BART and provide feeder service between park-n-ride lots, business parks, and BART stations. BART operates six routes in the Tri-Valley, serving the Bayfair and Walnut Creek BART stations. WHEELS bus routes, operated by the Livermore/Amador Valley Trnnsit Authority, provide scheduled, fixed-route, and dial-a-ride bus services to the Cities of Dublin, Pleasanton, and Livermore. Pleasanton also provides its own dial-a-ride service. Table 2-4 briefly describes the bus routes serving the Tri-Valley. Trip Reduction Programs The Tri-Valley area includes two major business parks: Bishop Ranch in San Ram on and Hacienda Business Park in Pleasanton. Both of these parks have implemented innovative trip reduction programs intended to reduce the number of single-occupant automobiles on commute routes to these major employment centers. The City of San Eamon oversees the program in Bishop Ranch. Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. 29