Using the US Postal Service

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Using the US Postal Service
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Your best resourcehttp//www.usps.gov

• Allows you to
• Find a zip code
• Locate the nearest Post Office
• (1515 Sloat Blvd is the closest to campus)
• Review shipping options and costs
• Change your address
• Request forwarding and/or holding of your mail
• Learn more about postal services..
• Hours
• Usually open only during the week, limited hours
  on Saturdays, and not at all on Sundays

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Useful Tips

• When you move, you must request that your mail be
  forwarded
• Domestic letters cost .42, international letters
  cost depends on destination
• Mail pick-up and delivery daily, except Sundays
  and holidays
• Priority Mail is most common, express mail also
  available

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• Questions?

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Public Transportation InThe San Francisco Bay
Area
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Parking
On-Campus 1 per hour with a 5 maximum per
day. Pay stations will accept quarter, 1, 5 and
10 bills as well as prepaid debit cards. The pay
stations are not capable of issuing
change!   Off-Campus Extremely difficult!
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On-Campus Student Parking

• Lot 20 (main parking garage), but be sure NOT to
  park in Lot 19.
• Lot 25 on Winston Drive (north of campus)

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LOT 25
LOT 20
You are here
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http//www.sfsu.edu/parking/
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Street Parking Near SFSU

• Junipero Serra Blvd. (one block east of SFSU)
• Lake Merced Blvd. (west end of campus)
• 19th Avenue (spaces fill-up quickly)

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Parking Restrictions

• Watch for street signs on posts, meters, curbs
  that give restricted parking warnings
• Be careful of Tow Away zones!
• Yellow Curbs Truck Loading Zones
• Red Curbs No Parking Zones
• Green Curbs Short Term Parking Zones
• White Curbs Passenger Loading Zones
• Blue Curbs Handicapped Zones

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Street Parking Considerations

• Spaces fill up early each morning
• Some areas are poorly lit at night
• Be aware of the street cleaning schedule!
• Beware of car theft

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MUNI (Municipal Railway)
http//www.sfmta.com/cms/home/sfmta.php
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MUNI (Municipal Railway)

• Buses streetcars in San Francisco
• 1.50 (Transfer is available for use over the
  next 1.5 to 2 hours)
• Dont forget to keep your ticket transfer!
• Cable cars (5 each way, 7am9pm, 1 before
  7am after 9pm)

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Transfer is available for use over the next 1.5
to 2 hours
Fast Pass - 45 (available at Student Center
Information Desk)
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MUNI (Municipal Railway)

• Fast Pass can be used on BART,
• Samtrans bus 34 Cable Cars too
• ONLY in the city of San Francisco
• 1 day (11), 3 day (18) or 7 day
• (24) Passport pass
• Call 415-673-6864 for directions or
• visit Muni online

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BART(Bay Area Rapid Transit)

• Subway system connecting SFO Airport, San
  Francisco, East Bay Peninsula cities
• Cost varies with distance traveled. Daly City to
  Civic Center costs 2.80 one way
• Free MUNI transfer ticket at Daly City BART
  station
• SFSU shuttle bus to campus is also available
  (during semesters from 7am to 7pm)
• Get more information at www.bart.gov
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• Sam Trans
• (San Mateo County Transit)
• Bus system that connects SF to San Mateo
  County to the south
• Cheapest transportation to SFO
• Only 1.50 one way
• http//www.samtrans.org/
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AC Transit(Alameda County Transit)

• Bus system that connects SF with East Bay cities
  (Alameda, Berkeley Oakland)
• Buses depart from the Transbay Terminal in
  downtown SF
• http//www.actransit.org/

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Transit/Ferry Service (North Bay)

• Bus/Ferry service that connects SF and the North
  Bay. Operated by Golden Gate Transit/Ferry.
• Cost varies with distance traveled (by zone)
• Visit http//www.goldengate.org/

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Caltrain

• Commuter Train Service Connecting Downtown San
  Francisco San Jose
• Fares Vary With Distance Traveled
• http//www.caltrain.com/

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Transportation To SFO

• BART from SF Downtown or Daly City Bart Station
  directly to SFO
• Shuttle Bus Service
• 15-20 plus tip to SFO (depending on bus
  company and distance traveled)

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How do I get there?

• Get a Muni Map!
• (Its also a great map of the city.)
• Check the web-sites of MUNI, BART, or Caltrain
• Visit http//transit.511.org/tripplanner

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Other Modes Of Transportation

• Bicycle
• Good exercise cheap transportation
• Be careful. Try to prevent theft

University Shuttle Bus Free! Daly City Bart
Station to SFSU 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Mon. to
Thurs. 7 a .m. to 7 p.m.,
Friday Operates only during the semester
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Taxi Convenient but could beexpensive
 
 
Cable Car A San Francisco landmark. Ride just
for the fun of it 
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Never Hitch-Hike!

• Never accept a ride from someone you dont know
• Never offer a ride to someone you dont know

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Good LuckEnjoy Your Stay In SF!