[GRRiders] getting to start from SF with bike

[rhawks at lmi.net]

Sterling,

Just so you and others know, off list I suggested
doing the following (based on the assumption that
an overnight in SF was planned). Take the Ferry
from SF to Oakland, and walk or ride the 3 blocks
from the ferry landing to the Oakland Amtrak
station. The ferry ride on monday would be against commute
direction, would be more leasurely and quieter than
the BART would be, gets one to within 3 blocks of the Amtrak
station, and would work just fine in the event of an
ongoing BART strike. One thing I didn't mention is that
if there is a BART strike, the Ferry will be running
two direct boats, one to Alameda and one to Oakland,
and not the usual loop route that would stop at both
places. In short, be aware of the destination of your
east bay bound boat.

rob

Quoting Sterling Hada <karoshi at pacbell.net>:

> --- M Christine McIntosh <mojowire at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > I am flying into San Francisco on Sunday the 17th.I
> > plan to get to Davis on Monday.If i don't just ride
> > out to the start can I take public transportaion
> > with a bike?
> > _
> 
> Christine,
> 
> It might be tough, but yes, there is public
> transportation directly from the SF Airport to Davis.
> Where are you overnighting on the 17th? 
> 
> If you leave on Monday, take into account the fact
> that you, your luggage and your bike will be going on
> BART towards San Francisco. This means that you'll be
> going in a commuter direction. So, my advice would be
> to head towards Davis either very early (before
> 6:00am) or after 9:00am. That way, you avoid the
> cattle cars that are the hallmark of the BART commute.
> 
> 
> Also, keep in mind that there may be a BART strike in
> progress, in which case you will be very hard-pressed
> to get to Davis on either Sunday or Monday.  Plan
> accordingly.
> 
> >From the Airport, take BART to Richmond. This will
> take about two hours, so if you can coordinate your
> timing with Amtrak, it'll work out much better. You
> can either take a direct train to Richmond, or
> transfer at MacArthur station.
> 
> At Richmond, get off of BART and go downstairs. You
> should be able to purchase a train ticket to Davis if
> you haven't already done so. Go upstairs to the Amtrak
> platform. NOTE: Richmond BART station is not a safe
> area. Exercise caution, and ALWAYS be aware of your
> surroundings. There have been muggings and killings at
> this station, and while those have occurred mostly at
> night, there's no reason why you shouldn't be extra
> careful. Now that I've scared the crap out of you,
> just try to plan accordingly, so that you have a
> minimal wait time for the train.
> 
> Amtrak leaves from Richmond and goes to Davis. In
> fact, the train station is about a block from the GRR
> start. Travel time is about 2.5 hours. Since both BART
> and Amtrak have respective schedules on-line, I'd
> suggest planning accordingly so that you can get off
> of one and hop onto the other.
> 
> Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any
> additional questions.
> 
> Sterling
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