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==Driving==
==Driving==


Street parking in the area is difficult, since the 16th and Valencia area is a popular entertainment district.  There is no parking available on Wiese Street.  There is a commercial parking garage at 42 Hoff Street (Hoff Street is immediately across 16th Street from Wiese).  Several BART stations outside of San Francisco city limits [http://www.bart.gov/guide/parking/index.aspx also have parking available].  The driving directions below are to Noisebridge itself; if you'll need to park, you may prefer driving to the garage on Hoff instead.
Street parking in the area is difficult in the evening, since the 16th and Valencia area is a popular entertainment district.  There is some street parking available on Mission and surrounding major streets.  There is a commercial parking garage at 42 Hoff Street, about two blocks from Noisebridge.  Several BART stations outside of San Francisco city limits [http://www.bart.gov/guide/parking/index.aspx also have parking available].  The driving directions below are to Noisebridge itself; if you'll need to park, you may prefer driving to the garage on Hoff instead.


=== East Bay ===
=== East Bay ===

Revision as of 20:23, 6 August 2009

This is a page in progress to tell people about finding our new space. Many of these things will be out of date and need to be checked. For our current space at 83C Wiese, see Getting Here.

Noisebridge is at 2169 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1219, (37.76717 N, 122.418423 W). Noisebridge is located between 18th and 17th Streets, a little over a block south of the 16th Street/Mission BART station.

If you are new to the idea of hackerspaces, it's recommended you review our visitor advice.

Public transit

The BART system provides service from around the San Francisco Bay Area, including connections to San Francisco and Oakland International Airports and the Caltrain and Capitol Corridor commuter rail systems. The nearest airport is San Francisco International (SFO), 25 minutes by BART. BART service ends around midnight each day, depending on line and direction.

From within San Francisco, 16th and Mission is served by the Muni bus network. Some, but not all, Muni lines run 24 hours a day. Lines that pass particularly close to Noisebridge are:

14 Mission (stops in front of Noisebridge)
22 Fillmore
33 Stanyan (stops in front of Noisebridge)
49 Van Ness-Mission (stops in front of Noisebridge)
53 Southern Heights
26 Valencia
12 Folsom

Noisebridge is about a 15 minute walk from the Church St MUNI Station, served by the Muni light rail K, L, M, and T lines underground, and the J, N and F aboveground. (When riding the J Church line, it is closer to exit at the bottom of Dolores Park at 18th and Church rather than at Church and Market.)

You can get real-time bus arrival information from NextBus. You can plan a detailed public transit itinerary with 511.org.

Cycling

See the official San Francisco bike map for bike directions to Noisebridge. Noisebridge can be found in the center-right portion of this map.

Note that Valencia Street, parallel to Mission, is an official route of the San Francisco Bicycle Network, with designated bicycle lanes in both directions. For security reasons, storing bicycles inside is preferred; they can be brought upstairs using the elevator.

Driving

Street parking in the area is difficult in the evening, since the 16th and Valencia area is a popular entertainment district. There is some street parking available on Mission and surrounding major streets. There is a commercial parking garage at 42 Hoff Street, about two blocks from Noisebridge. Several BART stations outside of San Francisco city limits also have parking available. The driving directions below are to Noisebridge itself; if you'll need to park, you may prefer driving to the garage on Hoff instead.

East Bay

From the East Bay, take I-80W (across the Bay Bridge) to US-101N, exit at Mission, left on Mission, continue on Mission Street to 2169 Mission.

South Bay

From the South Bay, take US-101N, exit at Vermont, left on Vermont, left on 16th, left on Mission.

Alternatively, take I-280N towards San Francisco and exit at San Jose Avenue, follow it to the right as it turns into Mission Street, then continue to 2169 Mission.

North Bay

From the North Bay, take US-101S (across the Golden Gate Bridge). Continue on US-101S within San Francisco (local San Francisco streets signed as US-101S are Lombard Street and then Van Ness Avenue) until it crosses Market Street and becomes South Van Ness Avenue, then follow South Van Ness, then right on 18th, right on Mission.