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Guide to riding BART & MUNI

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Step 6: Ride

Always be considerate of the people around you. The following tips are guidelines you should follow to be polite to other passengers.

If you're riding during commuting hours, people generally want to have a quiet, hassle free ride. Try to avoid loud conversations with other people on the train or on your phone. On the weekend, people are more likely to be traveling in groups so its socially acceptable to be a little noisier.

If you have a seat, then you can just relax and sleep or read or observe the other riders. If you think you might fall asleep, position yourself so that you don't lean on your seat mate.

If you're standing you may be able to read a paper or a book. Just avoid bumping others with your book.

If you listen to music, keep the volume down so that other people aren't also listening. Try to refrain from singing out loud.

It is recommended that passengers avoid walking through the doors between cars.

 

Explore Golden Gate Park

British artist Andy Goldsworthy has earned international recognition for works that are both in and about nature. He is known for ephemeral art-pieces that decay, melt, or wash away. In 2006, Goldsworthy visited the Presidio and was inspired by the history and character of its forest, planted more than 100 years ago by the Army. The aging cypress and pine trees are now in gradual decline. Each year, the Presidio Trust replants two to three acres, staggering the effort to create an unevenaged forest that can be more easily sustained. Goldsworthy saw an opportunity to create a sculpture with the felled mature trees. In October 2008, he spent fourteen days at the Presidio overseeing the construction of Spire. The sculpture, located along the Bay Area Ridge Trail, is comprised of 35 cypress trees removed as this beloved forest grove is gradually replanted. From its 15-foot diameter, Spire rises over 90 feet into the air, and encourages visitors to experience it from different perspectives, both far and near. Spire tells the story of the forest, celebrates its history and natural rhythms, and welcomes the next generation of trees. It is a poetic reference to the forest's past; as young trees grow up to meet the sculpture, it will eventually disappear into the forest. Hundreds have already made a visit to Spire, or have discovered it by happy coincidence during a hike.

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