The San Francisco Municipal Railway runs the city. It is made up of a comprehensive network of buses, trolley buses and cable cars that make every part of the city accessible. Streetcars operate underground in the downtown district, above ground beyond the center .
Cable cars operate on three lines
traveling over the hills to the principal areas of tourist interests.
i) Powell-Hyde
line begins at Powell and Market Street and ends at Victorian Park near the
Aquatic Park.
ii)Powell-Mason
line begins at Powell and Market and ends at Bay and Taylor near Fisherman's
Wharf.
iii)California Street line runs from California and Market
Streets to Van Ness Ave.
Buses are numbered with the destination marked on the front. Pole signs, street markings or yellow bands on adjacent utility poles mark stops. Check out http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/muni for more info.
BART: The Bay Area Rapid Transit system offers fast, quiet, comfortable rail service between San Francisco and 25 stations in the East Bay area.
If you are going to be using public transport regularly, it is well worth investing in a monthly pass. They cost $35 and are valid on all Municipal transport, the BART train and the Cal train in San Francisco.
Many of the tickets or passes are interchangeable between the various services. For BART info, go to http://www.bart.org
AC Transit: These intercity buses
operate from the Transbay Terminal at first and Mission streets. AC Transit
crosses the Bay Bridge to communities in the East Bay such as Berkley, Oakland
and Richmond. For more about AC transit, you can visit their website at http://www.transitinfo.org
Golden Gate Transit: This bus service
links San Francisco to Marin and Sonoma counties via the Golden Gate
Bridge.
Taxis: Taxis are normally plentiful. Their fares are
approximately $1.70 for the first mile and $1.80 for each additional mile.
If you declare yourself a resident of the state you will be required to obtain a drivers license and register the vehicle you are driving in the state. If you take a job here or become a resident, you must get a California driver license within 10 days. You can be issued a permit at age 15, but you cannot take the drive test until you are 16 years of age. You must be 16 to be issued a driver's license. There is a $12 fee for a driver' s license and a written, vision and road test are required.
The Social Security Act allows any state to use the SSN to establish the identification of an individual. The California Vehicle Code requires the collection of the social security number. All applicants must submit to DMV their social security number. The issue of identification reliability, integrity, and confidentiality is of prime concern to all citizens. Eligibility for government services, issuance of various licenses, assessment of taxes, the right to vote, etc., are all determined through evaluations based on identification documents. It is critical that identification documents be authenticated and accurate in identifying each individual. The California driver license and ID card have been declared as primary identification documents in this state by the California legislature. State law requires every applicant for an original California identification (ID) card and driver license to show verification of birth date and proof of legal presence within the United States to help safeguard the accuracy and integrity of departmental documents.
Only the original or a certified copy of one of the following documents is acceptable:
The following are some pointers on driving in San Francisco:
The San Francisco DMV is located at 1377 Fell St., CA 94117. Appointment/Info (415) 557-1179 or you can check out their website at http://www.dmv.ca.gov
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