Explore SF!

This is a loose collection of useful links about San Francisco, collected by Wolfgang Faust and presented here without endorsement.

Places

• SF Recreation & Parks
• Publicly Owned Private Open Spaces (POPOS)
  • sfpopos.com (last updated 2016)
  • POPOS and public art (ordinance information and map)
  • POPOS list on data.sfgov.org
  • Map of POPOS (via /u/wezwells)
• Trees
  • SF Street Tree Map
  • sftrees.com
  • The Trees of San Francisco by Mike Sullivan

Events

• sf.funcheap.com
• sfstation.com
• dothebay.com
• meetup.com events
• eventbrite.com events
• Bay Area concert guide: foopee.com/punk/the-list
• Electronic music event listing

Transport

Public transit

• 511 SF Bay
• Clipper card
  • How to get a Clipper card
  • Services that accept Clipper
• Public transit travel time map (isochrone)
• OpenTransit.city
  • Route metrics
  • Isochrone (transit time map)
• San Francisco Transit Riders

Other transportation

• Taxis
  • Taxi mobile apps
• Bicycling
  • SFMTA: Bicycling San Francisco
  • San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
  • Bike parking
  • Bay Wheels - SF bike share
    • SFMTA bike share information

Disaster preparedness

• sf-fire.org/neighborhood-emergency-response-team-nert
• sf72.org/hazard/earthquake
• Staying Safe Where the Earth Shakes
• San Francisco Tsunami Hazard Areas
• pge.com/en_US/residential/outages/public-safety-power-shuttoff/psps-support.page

Discussion forums

• reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco
• reddit.com/r/asksf
• reddit.com/r/wholesomesf
• reddit.com/r/productivesf

History

• Mr. Phelan’s Building
• Public transit
  • Blackpool boat trams
  • The Ghost Ship of Muni Metro: Part 1, Part 2
  • Where did the BART logo come from?
  • The Cable Car and how it works (1984)

See also

• AskSF Guide to San Francisco