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

[Jonas Drewsen via Digitalmars-d]

On Thursday, 8 May 2014 at 14:34:13 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
> 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.

Excellent. I need a lift if possible? Of so please tell me when I 
should be in the aloft lobby?

/Jonas