[OT] DConf - How to survive without a car?

[Steven Schveighoffer via Digitalmars-d]

On Wed, 07 May 2014 00:11:45 -0400, Mike <none at none.com> wrote:

> On Tuesday, 6 May 2014 at 02:20:46 UTC, Lionello Lunesu wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> After last year's incident with my tires getting slashed, I'm really  
>> hoping I can do without a car during this year's DConf. How feasible is  
>> this?
>>
>> I'll be staying at Aloft. Would be great if there's someone I can share  
>> a ride with. I've also seen there's a public bus going more or less to  
>> FB and back, so I should be good there. (Right?)
>>
>> But how about getting to SFO or down town? Am I causing myself a whole  
>> lot of pain (albeit of a different kind) by not renting a car? To be  
>> clear, I'm not looking for an economical option, just peace of mind.
>>
>> Lio.
>
> I'm wondering about this myself.
>
> My current plan to get from SFO to the Aloft is via BART (SFO -> Balboa  
> Park -> Bay Fair -> Freemont) and then take a bus or a taxi from  
> Freemont to the hotel.

Just FYI, I took BART and buses to my hotel last year, it took 2.5 hours.  
When Andrew drove me back to the airport from facebook, it took 30 minutes.

Something to think about :)

Also, the site 511.org is awesome for using public transportation in the  
bay area.

> But, thinking about it a little more, a car is starting to look pretty  
> good.

I will have a car this year, and will play taxi driver from Aloft to  
facebook.

-Steve