Bio-swale: An Effective Stormwater Treatment Facility

A Plexiglass case filled with plants, soil and “rain on demand” is giving City Hall visitors a fun lesson on how landscaping can stop pollution from getting into creeks and the Bay. Visitors push a button to activate a sprinkler system simulating rain. The water soaks into the ground, seeps through plant roots and layers …

Recycle that Old Cell Phone and Save a Life!

The Walnut Creek Police Department is proud to announce its participation in the 911 Cell Phone Bank Program. This program recycles old cell phones so they can be used again for emergency purposes only, and then gives them to community members who could not otherwise afford a cell phone. The free Emergency Use cell phones …

E-Lockers in Walnut Creek

Just about everyone’s heard of “e-mail” and “e-commerce.” Walnut Creek is abuzz over “e-lockers.” That’s the name for the electronically controlled bicycle lockers recently installed in front of City Hall. Each locker has an electronic BikeLink card reader; a user swipes the BikeLink card in the reader to open the locker. Once the locker is …

Stress Free Holiday Parking

The holidays are hectic enough without searching for that elusive parking place. If you’re headed to downtown Walnut Creek, however, relax—help is on the way. City and business leaders are taming the holiday traffic Grinch with a multi-faceted program they’re calling “Stress Free Holiday Parking.” The idea is to make it easier for people to …