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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ — On July 17, 2008,
at 10:30am, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Millennium Partners, the San
Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), and the County of Contra Costa will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a innovative public/private transit- oriented development, Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre. The four partners are jointly investing $400 million in this residential/mixed-use Transit Village, which is adjacent to BART’s Pleasant Hill station.

Contra Costa County Supervisor Susan Bonilla said: “The transit village will show the rest of California that providing adequate public infrastructure and services that keep pace with growth is the best way to increase density within transit rich locations. By creating a public/private partnership and engaging the local community, Contra Costa Centre and the BART Transit Village are providing over 2800 residential units and employment for 6500 people; and the Pleasant Hill BART station is serving 6500 BART customers daily.”

Ceremony will Mark Start of Transit Village at Pleasant Hill BART Station
Successful Public-Private Partnership Brings Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use
Development to Contra Costa Centre

The Berkeley Kite Festival coming this July 26th & 27th 2008, 11:00AM - 5:00PM. So, if you have time and want to have some fun, come out to the Cesar E. Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina. For more info enter here.