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 County Connection bus at Orinda station in 2018 | |
| Parent | Central Contra Costa Transit Authority |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | 2477 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, California |
| Locale | East Bay |
| Service area | Central Contra Costa County |
| Service type | bus service ADA paratransit |
| Routes | 29 local 7 express 25 select service 1 local shuttle |
| Stops | 1,000+ |
| Fleet | 125 heavy-duty transit buses 48 paratransit vans |
| Daily ridership | 9,500 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1] |
| Annual ridership | 2,661,400 (2023)[2] |
| Fuel type | ULSD |
| Chief executive | William Churchill |
| Website | cccta.org |
The County Connection (officially, the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, CCCTA) is a Concord-based public transit agency operating fixed-route bus and ADA paratransit (County Connection LINK) service in and around central Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area. Established in 1980 as a joint powers authority, CCCTA assumed control of public bus service within central Contra Costa first begun by Oakland-based AC Transit as it expanded into suburban Contra Costa County in the mid-1970s (especially after the opening of BART). In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,661,400, or about 9,500 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.