EasyConnect II: Integrating Transportation, Information, and Energy Technologies at the Pleasant Hill BART Transit Oriented Development

EasyConnect II explored the introduction and integration of multi-modal transportation services, employing both traditional and innovative technologies, at the Pleasant Hill Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District station during the initial construction phase of the Contra Costa Centre Transit Village, a transit-oriented development, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The project explored the integration of the following features: shared-use, low-speed modes vehicles; electronic lockers with reservation capabilities; smart transit-based parking technology; a protocol for a system to obtain information via the web about available modal options and transportation services; and innovative distributed power generation technologies to help meet growing electrical loads associated with the introduction of advanced electronic transportation and information technology systems.