Outside Lands is back for the 2012 three day festival starting this Friday and going until Sunday, and you know what that means for us local citizen commuters and people who live nearby... three nightmare days.
This survival guide is NOT for those of you going to the event. This is for us locals who wants to go on our happy way to other things in life, like our jobs.
Traffic impacts:
If you normally drive north and south through Golden Gate Park, literally every park road entrance in the "Outer" district areas will be closed to traffic starting at 8PM this Thursday.
North-south alternate routes: Great Highway, and Crossover Drive (19th Avenue on Sunset end, and Park Presidio/25th Avenue on Richmond end). If there's no bad weather or high winds, Upper Great Highway is an excellent alternative than detouring via Sunset Boulevard.
East & West routes: No known traffic closures outside of Golden Gate Park, but if entering or driving through Golden Gate Park on going east or west may experience road closures or detours.
East-West streets to avoid: Lincoln and Fulton.
Better east-west streets to use: Judah and Balboa.
Public transit impacts:
For those of you commuting on Muni lines: 5-Fulton, N-Judah, 71-Height Noriega, 28-19th Avenue, 38-Geary, and 38L-Geary Limited, expect heavy ridership. Last year, concert goers took the 38 and 38L, which is a decent walk to Golden Gate Park to attend Outside Lands. To give you an idea, buses packed to maximum capacity and LONG WAIT TIMES.
Alternate public transit routes:
Sunset district: 6-Parnassus, NX-Judah Express, 66-Quintara, 16X-Noriega Express, and 48-Quintara/24th.
Richmond district: 1-California, any weekday peak express buses (1AX/BX, 38AX/BX, 31AX/BX), 31-Balboa,
North-south routes: 18-46th Avenue and 29-Sunset.
Parking impacts:
If you live not far from Golden Gate Park, prepare for hell. If you have a garage, no problem. If you park your car on the street, you should park it there on Friday, and don't move the car until Sunday evening.
Blocked driveway? Call 311. Outside Lands will have one dedicated SFMTA parking officer and two tow trucks in each affected neighborhood.
Don't let this event ruin your weekend! For more info, view Outside Land's "311" page: http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/311/
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