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eLivermore.com - By Bill Nale |
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Local Transportation and Utilities |
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Transit
  
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Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (Wheels) Public transportation in Livermore, Pleasanton, and Dublin. |
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ACE (Altamont Corridor Express) train, running from Stockton to San Jose, with 2 stations in Livermore and one in Pleasanton. Acerider web site. |
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| BART Bay Area Rapid Transit. | |
| 511.org - Bay Area Transportation Information. | |
| San Francisco Cable Car web site | |
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Union Pacific Railroad. The railroad which passes through Niles Canyon, Sunol, Pleasanton, Livermore, and the Altamont. There is no passenger service other than the ACE train, which uses the UP tracks. |
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| Amtrak Passenger Train Service. The closest train station is in Emeryville. | |
| Greyhound bus service. | |
Airports
| Airport | Passengers / Year | Departures + Landing per day |
| San Francisco (SFO) | 45M (2013) 7th largest in US, 22nd in world |
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| San Jose (SJC) | 8.3M (2011) | |
| Oakland (OAK) | 10M (2012) | |
| Livermore (LVK) | ||
| Buchanan Field | ||
| Tracy Municipal Airport | ||
| Hayward Executive Airport | ||
| Reid-Hillview Airport | ||
| South County Airport | ||
| Palo Alto Airport | ||
| Moffett Federal Airfield | ||
| San Carlos Airport |
Ace train icons by Don's Depot.
| Cable TV | |
| Comcast (formally AT&T Cable Services, formally TCI) is the cable service for
serving the Tri-Valley area. Besides cable TV service, Internet access is offered via cable modem and local phone service is offered over the cable (although they do not appear to be taking new accounts for phone service). |
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| ATT provides U-Verse, which includes TV
service via the phone lines. Uses Fiber to the Node, which means that
fiber optics is used to carry the signal to and from the Node, which is a
cabinet on the street near the house. It uses the standard copper
phone lines for the "last mile" (generally a lot less than a mile) to the
home. |
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| Various national satellite services also serve the Tri-Valley including Dish Network and DirecTV | |
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| Telephone | |
| ATT serves the Tri-Valley area. See our General Info page for a list of telephone exchanges for each city. |
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| Other companies also provide local service by leasing SBC lines. It does not appear that Comcast is accepting new digital phone service accounts in this area at the time of this writing (Oct 03) |
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| Broadband Internet | |
| Ether Web Network. Wireless Broadband in the Livermore, Dublin,
and Pleasanton areas. (925) 570-1255 Web Site |
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| Comcast offers high speed internet service over cable. |
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| ATT offers DSL service over the phone lines for both residential and
businesses. |
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| Other companies also provide DSL by leasing SBC lines. | |
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| Gas & Electric | |
| PG&E serves the Tri-Valley area, although electrical service may be
purchased from various sources, all using the PG&E network for
distribution. Office at 998 Murrieta Ave., Livermore |
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| Water | |
| California Water Service 195 South N St. Livermore 447-4900 |
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| East Bay Municipal Utility District 1535 Bonanza Walnut Creek |
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| Livermore-Amador Water Management Agency. | |
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| Recycling | |
| Alameda County Waste Management
Authority Extensive Information on Recycling. Recycling Hoteline: Toll Free (877) 786-7927 (STOPWASTE) |
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| e-Cycle Electronic Waste Recycleing.
Electronic Waste Recycling for Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton, San Ramon,
Danville, Blackhawk, Sunol, and beyond. |
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| Garbage Collection & Dumps | |
| Livermore Sanitation |
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| Pleasanton Garbage Service |
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| Vasco Landfill operated by Republic Services (No website found) Stopwaste.com
info 4001 N. Vasco Rd, Livermore 447-0491 Make sure your load is covered! Monday to Friday: 6:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 6:00am to 4:30pm Sunday: Closed. Call for Holiday hours All solid waste accepted including tires. No liquid or hazardous waste. |
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| Altamont
Landfill - Part of Waste Management 10840 Altamont Pass Road, Livermore |
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