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Wheels Offers FREE Rides to Livermore Festival
Free rides on routes 30R, 10R and 15 for the Downtown Street Fest. LIVERMORE, Calif. – Wheels is providing FREE bus service on routes 10R, 30R and 15 the weekend of May 16 and 17, 2026. This special offer will make it easy for Tri-Valley residents and those connecting from BART to take transit to
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Wheels Rolls Out “Spot the Bus, Snap a Photo” Contest
Photo contest and FREE rides highlight the 40th Anniversary bus LIVERMORE, Calif. – The celebration continues as Wheels 40th anniversary offerings expand to include the Spot the Bus, Snap a Photo contest where residents can share their pics of the 40th anniversary bus and win gift cards and Wheels gear. This is in addition to all
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Wheels Updates Route 10R Service
New Access to Downtown Pleasanton Civic Center and Fairgrounds LIVERMORE, Calif. – Wheels will implement minor alignment and schedule adjustments to Route 10R service in downtown Pleasanton effective May 1, 2026. The updates will alleviate congestion concerns on Neal St. and provide additional access to key destinations including the Civic Center, Library and Alameda County
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Members Sought for LAVTA Tri-Valley Accessible Advisory Committee
LIVERMORE, Calif. – The Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA), operator of the Wheels Bus system and Dial-A-Ride paratransit service in the Tri-Valley, is seeking applications for members to serve on the Tri-Valley Accessible Advisory Committee (TAAC). Members on the TAAC represent the cities of Livermore, Dublin, and Pleasanton, unincorporated Alameda County and Tri-Valley social/human
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Wheels Fares Increase April 1, 2026
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Effective April 1, 2026, Wheels will implement a slight fare increase on both fixed-route and paratransit services. This decision, approved by the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) Board of Directors in December 2025, is being implemented following a comprehensive review of operating costs and regional peer agency pricing, and is the
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Wheels Offers FREE 30R Bus Service for Dublin St. Patrick’s Festival
LIVERMORE, Calif. – Wheels is providing FREE bus service on the 30R (Rapid) this weekend, March 14 and 15, 2026 to the Dublin St. Patrick’s Day Festival. Route 30R connects the Livermore Transit Center, BART, and the Dublin Civic Center grounds. Residents are encouraged to avoid traffic and parking hassles and use this service to
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Wheels Commemorates the Legacy of Rosa Parks
Front seats reserved in honor of civil rights icon. LIVERMORE, Calif. – On February 4, 2026, Wheels will commemorate the birthday of Rosa Parks, a civil rights icon whose courageous act of defiance sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and ignited the Civil Rights Movement. In recognition, all Wheels buses will reserve the front seat with
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Wheels Updates Schedules January 31
Changes to Dublin High School and Route 10R LIVERMORE, Calif. – Wheels will implement minor schedule adjustments to several routes starting January 31, 2026, updating schedules to improve on-time performance. Dublin supplemental school service on 500 series routes will be updated to better connect with bell times at Dublin High School. Pickup times shift forward
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LAVTA Hosts Community Workshop for Pleasanton Bus Routes
RT 10R Downtown Pleasanton and Supplemental School Routes LIVERMORE, Calif. – The Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) will be hosting a two-part community workshop at the Firehouse Arts Center on January 13, 2026 to gather input on two bus planning efforts currently underway in Pleasanton. The first part of the meeting will begin at
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Wheels Stuff A Bus Event Donates “Bus Load” of Cheer
Community contributions provide record haul of toys for local families LIVERMORE, Calif. – Wheels greeted shoppers at the Pleasanton Walmart on Saturday, December 13 for another season of Stuff-A-Bus, the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority’s (LAVTA’s) annual holiday toy collection. Drawn by radio station KKIQ’s live broadcast, shoppers and supporters came aboard to drop off
