Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley...
by cj on Monday December 07, 2020 @04:51PM
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I lived in 4 different apartments in SF in 4 different neighborhoods, each for 1 year. (Haight/Ashbury, SoMa, Potrero, and Castro).
Where I lived in Potrero and SoMa was absolutely not walkable. Potrero was particularly bad because any amount of walking meant climbing a very, very long and steep hill - as in by the time you make it up, you're sweating like crazy.
Castro and Haight/Ashbury were walkable, but nowhere as walkable as a city like NYC.
The middle ground for me was a motorcycle. Easy to park anywhere. Cheap. Great gas mileage, etc.
I had roommates working for Cisco in SoMa who took the bus to work. That was a constant topic of frustration for him. He ended up getting a motorcycle too because of the commute.
Where I lived in Potrero and SoMa was absolutely not walkable. Potrero was particularly bad because any amount of walking meant climbing a very, very long and steep hill - as in by the time you make it up, you're sweating like crazy.
Castro and Haight/Ashbury were walkable, but nowhere as walkable as a city like NYC.
The middle ground for me was a motorcycle. Easy to park anywhere. Cheap. Great gas mileage, etc.
I had roommates working for Cisco in SoMa who took the bus to work. That was a constant topic of frustration for him. He ended up getting a motorcycle too because of the commute.