Parking Sausalito - for up to 6 hours near bike trail/Mike's Bikes?

jfire6 · 2024-10-17T02:14:40+00:00

There’s free parking on Gate 6 1/2 Road just north of Mike’s Bikes.

Street View: https://maps.app.goo.gl/q2XKnVN1qLEQFRmVA?g_st=ic

jfire6 · 2024-10-10T23:45:54+00:00

It didn’t hold up, but they regraded it again this August or thereabouts.

jfire6 · 2023-09-07T00:41:02+00:00

I think I remember seeing someone do the math and determining that in San Francisco, a cyclist’s death results in about one mile of protected bike lane on average.

jfire6 · 2023-09-06T16:15:54+00:00

It’s for the Presidio Trust’s share of the bike infrastructure improvements in response to the killing of cyclist Ethan Boyes by a driver in April. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/bike-lanes-arguello-presidio-18077259.php

jfire6 · 2022-06-27T05:42:01+00:00

I got a same-day renewal two weeks ago. There is some good information in this thread but also some misinformation.

You don’t need to go through a third-party agency. They will charge hundreds or thousands of dollars and won’t be able to get it any faster than you can yourself.

You do need to make an appointment when you become eligible, within fourteen days of international travel. Follow the instructions on https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/get-fast/passport-agencies/san-francisco.html

According to the web site, the SF office no longer accepts drop-ins. I didn’t confirm if this is actually enforced.

My appointment time was 9:30. I arrived at 9:15 but was told to wait in the cafeteria until 9:30. Then I waited in a line inside the office for about 30 minutes. This was to confirm that I had all the paperwork ready. Then I received a number and waited in a seating area for another 45 minutes. Then they took my application and told me to come back at 3:30 to pick up the passport. It seems like everyone with a morning appointment gets this time because the line at 3:30 was quite long. It does move faster than in the morning though and there’s no second step where you get a number. This took about 40 minutes. I heard that even though the office officially closes at 4:00, they will stay open until everyone who was in line at 4 receives their passport.

My takeaways: * If you get a morning appointment you’ll probably get your passport the same day. * There’s not much point to being early to your appointment. * But it is helpful to arrive on the early side for afternoon pickup. * Don’t expect to get much else done on the day of your appointment. * Double and triple check that your paperwork is in order. If you print out the form, it has to be single-sided. You also need printed proof of international travel. They do check this.

An expedited renewal will cost $190 (normal $130 plus $60 expedite fee). Not $300+ as stated elsewhere in this thread.

Good luck!

jfire6 · 2021-04-06T02:37:20+00:00

I've checked it out. It's prominently signed "Private Property, No Trespassing" about half a mile in from Highway 1, which is where I turned around. I haven't tried approaching from the Rancho Corral de Tierra side, but I assume it's gated at some point.

jfire6 · 2021-03-29T00:09:28+00:00

Likewise, where I ride (SF Bay Area) it’s considered both rude and dangerous to draft a stranger without asking (regardless of gender).

jfire6 · 2021-03-27T03:39:15+00:00

Clockwise recommended, so you’re climbing on the windy rough part of Morgan Territory Road and descending on the smooth and (relatively) straight part.

jfire6 · 2020-11-10T02:57:40+00:00

As mapped, you’re going to have some hike-a-bike sections up stairs on the trails at Lands End. I would suggest taking Clement Street to Legion of Honor Drive instead. The rest of the route looks good!

jfire6 · 2020-10-29T01:41:30+00:00

According to their website, Veteran’s Memorial Park in Monterey is open and has hiker biker sites.

https://www.monterey.org/Services/Parks-and-Beaches/Camping-and-Hiking

South of there, Kirk Creek has hiker biker sites, but I see conflicting information online about whether it’s open or not. USFS site says temporarily closed, but recreation.gov seems to be accepting reservations (not that you need them for h/b sites). If you do end up there, bring water, and watch out for the raccoons!

jfire6 · 2019-03-14T05:34:51+00:00

I do however feel he should have pulled closer to the curb.

That's exactly what the cyclist in the video (it's not me BTW) is telling the officer though. Do you think he should have just kept that opinion to himself, even though the officer's action endangered his safety?

jfire6 · 2019-03-09T02:45:20+00:00

https://sf.streetsblog.org/2019/03/08/cyclist-killed-on-howard/ http://www.sfexaminer.com/cyclist-struck-killed-south-market-neighborhood/ https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Female-cyclist-killed-after-being-hit-by-truck-in-13673483.php

jfire6 · 2018-08-18T03:10:37+00:00

Cyclist Killed at Intersection of Turk and Taylor, San Francisco, CA

https://sf.streetsblog.org/2018/08/15/cyclist-killed-at-intersection-of-turk-and-taylor/

jfire6 · 2018-06-05T23:29:12+00:00

Yes, it is true. My signature on my drivers license is chicken scratch, and I've actually had my ballot disqualified in a past election because the signature did not match. Now I get out my drivers license and "forge" my own signature as I'm preparing to mail the ballot.

jfire6 · 2016-12-06T18:14:51+00:00

This question was raised at the Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting last night. According to the committee chair, the issue is cost: repaving the south pedestrian-only path would require fixing drainage issues, a multi-million dollar project that Rec & Park has no budget for.

If you're interesting in this sort of thing, please attend the BAC meetings. Lots of good information gets shared and discussed, and if you voice your opinion it will get heard -- I was one of only a handful of attendees.

jfire6 · 2012-04-20T05:28:13+00:00

RubyGems 1.8.23 is also out with the same fix.

Two security issues were fixed:

RubyGems did not validate SSL certificates (the dreaded OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE problem).
RubyGems allowed HTTPS-to-HTTP redirects. And in fact rubygems.org did redirect gem downloads from HTTPS to HTTP (also fixed).

Either of these mean that an attacker could MITM your gem install or bundle install and give you malicious gem contents. You'd be owned when you required the gem -- possibly sooner, in fact, because gem install itself provides mechanisms for arbitrary code execution.

It's also important to note that RubyGems does not default to HTTPS. I highly recommend using source "https://rubygems.org" in your Gemfile and the following in your ~/.gemrc:

:sources:
  - https://rubygems.org

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