I'm a blind person and I'm looking at applying to YC with a startup idea I'm working on, however because I can't drive I'm wondering what public transportation is like in the San Fransico bay area. is there a website that has information availabke?
BART: comfortable, fast, limited locations in the city but reasonably good coverage of East Bay and it will get you to the airports (SFO and Oakland). Price varies based on number of stops but roughly $4 to $8 is a reasonable set of bounds.<p>Light rail: comfortable, fast, moderately good coverage of the city. Price is fixed ($2 / ride)<p>Bus: Uncomfortable, slow, but excellent coverage of the city. Price is fixed ($2 / ride)
Depends what you're used to I suppose.<p>The BART system is pretty good, but doesn't really cover Silicon Valley or the South Bay. San Francisco itself seems to be "pretty good", and is also a reasonable place to get around on foot. I could also see Berkeley being good, as it's fairly dense, but perhaps a bit less chaotic than San Francisco.
You may wish to look into Paratransit: <a href="http://www.sfcta.org/content/view/1031/470" rel="nofollow">http://www.sfcta.org/content/view/1031/470</a>
Its worth mentioning that if you are on foot, you'll find that most major intersections have audio indicators along side the pedestrian crossing lights.