Bay Breezes Waiting for You

For those of you living in the San Francisco Bay Area, you no doubt heard about the fire that shut down service for thousands of BART users last week. The interruption to trans bay services left people scrambling for alternative routes and modes for getting to work. It wasn't pretty: freeways backed up immediately, buses scrambled to add extra carriages, and communities all around the bay were affected.

Those lucky enough to get themselves to a ferry likely found the smoothest solution. I imagine how my life would be different if I could take a ferry to work every day; how clear the air in my lungs would feel, how clear my thoughts might be... 

If you've never tried the ferry as an alternative to driving or BART, consider Oakland's Jack London Square to the Ferry Building in SF for a weekend farmer's market as your maiden voyage.  

And, lest you be caught without a backup plan the next time there's a major BART outage, use this in advance: Transit 511. It's a handy tool for planning your commute or a special one-time outing. It will help you find the best routes using bus, BART, ferry, shuttle, etc. It even has useful information and tools for bikes, ride share and parking. Check it out!