Hi Chuck, I don't think a bike is necessary. It is less than a mile from the Shattuck hotel to BIDS and takes about 10-15 minutes to walk. It is also more or less completely flat and most of the walk is on campus. There are tons of restaurants and stores immediately around the Shattuck hotel, so the farthest you probably need to travel is from the hotel to BIDS and back.
Best regards, Jarrod On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 10:59 AM, Charles R Harris <charlesr.har...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 4:27 PM, Jarrod Millman <mill...@berkeley.edu> > wrote: >> >> Hi Chuck, >> >> A few more bits of advice from a local ... >> >> Oakland airport is smaller and closer, so I try to use it when I can. >> But SFO probably has more options and isn't too far away. >> >> I prefer Hotel Shattuck Plaza to Hotel Durant. Shattuck is close to >> BART. So you can get on the BART at either SFO or OAK and get off at >> the Downtown Berkeley station and then walk a short block to your >> hotel. Also, Durant is closer to the frat houses, so it can get noisy >> at certain times (although, classes should be out so that shouldn't be >> a problem now). >> >> Some people prefer to use Airbnb. If you go that route, I would try >> to get something near (or on) Euclid Ave. between Hearst and Marin. >> There is a bus line that runs up and down Euclid every 30 minutes. It >> is a pretty and very quiet area (as soon as you get a couple blocks >> away from campus). It takes about 30 minutes to walk from the corner >> of Euclid and Marin to BIDS. It is all downhill to campus. (I live >> near Euclid & Marin and often walk even though I have a bus pass.) >> Once you get to Euclid and Hearst (i.e., the Northgate to campus), it >> is a short walk (continuing in the same direction) to BIDS. >> >> I am not sure about the hours of the sprint, but I suspect they will >> be 9ish to 5ish. >> >> I hope to see you and others soon! > > > OK, I've reserved at the Shattuck Plaza. There is a bike rental around the > corner, would you recommend renting a bike ($35/day)? > > Chuck > > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > NumPy-Discussion@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
