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P. O. Box 9334
Berkeley, CA 94709
GETTING TO
Good Friday
AT LIVERMORE
1. General caution – for EVERYONE
3. Transit info
4. Toilets
5. Info for those with limited mobility
6. Getting to the community gathering afterwards
1. GENERAL CAUTION - FOR EVERYONE
Traffic tickets are likely for anyone not strictly following no-parking signs, pedestrian signals, and other traffic laws.
Exception: We have permission to park along a specific part of Patterson Pass Road, as described below.
2. FOR THOSE DRIVING
Same as last year.
Take I-580 to Livermore. Take Vasco Road exit (Exit 55) and go SOUTH. Go south a bit over a mile along Vasco Road to Patterson Pass Road. Turn LEFT there. We have permission to park on the south (lab) side of Patterson Pass Road, EXCEPT near the corner; watch for signs, cones, etc. There will be an unloading zone near the site of the service. Also, we will save a few close-in spaces for a speaker, those needing wheelchair access, etc. If you arrive late-ish, you may have a long walk.
Don’t park or pull over anywhere on Vasco Road, not even to pick people up, not even in bus zones. If you do, expect to get ticketed.
No parking along Patterson Pass Road on the north side of the street, nor anywhere west of Vasco Road.
Additional legal parking can be found, not too far from the service.
You can park in William Payne Sports Park, which is at the northwest corner of Vasco and Patterson Pass Roads (entrance off Patterson Pass). Also, there is some legal parking in residential areas not too far away, for instance along Arlene Way, Alison Circle, and Melanie Way.
3. TRANSIT
You can get there by BART and bus. It’s a long trip but possible.
Take BART to Dublin/Pleasanton station, arriving there at 6:08 am. (If coming from the Richmond line, take the train which leaves Berkeley at 5:18 am. Change trains at Lake Merritt or Bay Fair.) At Dublin/Pleasanton, you have 5 minutes to get to the bus stop. Take the Route 20X “Wheels” bus which leaves at 6:13 am from its stop, which is on the *south* side of the BART station. The 20X goes to Vasco and Patterson Pass Roads. You’ll get there about 6:37 which is plenty of time. When walking from the bus stop, the pedestrian signals are hard to see; obey them anyway.
If you miss the 20X bus that leaves at 6:13 am, the next bus leaves at 6:58 and arrives at Vasco and Patterson Pass about 7:22, so you’ll miss part of the program.
For the trip back, it’s easiest to ask someone for a ride to BART.
The 20X bus runs only during commute hours. However, there is a bus that runs all day, not too far away: route “R” (“rapid”) which runs along East Avenue. East Ave. is about 1/2 mile south of the lab’s West Gate. The “R” stops at a transit hub off the southeast corner of East Ave. and Vasco Road; also at the community center, which is a few blocks west of our community gathering (see below).
Web sites: transit.www.511.org and www.lavta.org
4. TOILETS
We rent a porta-potty, and we order it “wheelchair capable”. It will be near the service on Patterson Pass Road. There are no toilets available to us near the West Gate. There are porta-potties in William Payne Park, but we don’t know if they will be unlocked.
5. FOR THOSE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY – additional information
Use extra care; read #1 above. If coming in a car, the driver needs to study #2 above.
In prior years, people have asked for car rides between the main service site (Vasco Road and Patterson Pass Road) and West Gate, where there will be more ceremony (about 0.4 miles south). This is not advised. Afterwards, make your way back along the sidewalk. If that’s too far, side streets such as Alison Circle would be the closest pickup sites. (Don’t expect to be picked up along Vasco Road. Use paper maps, Google Maps, etc.)
Sidewalks: Next to our main parking area, the land is unpaved and weedy. Along Vasco Road, and within the residential neighborhoods, there are excellent sidewalks. Along Patterson Pass Road west of Vasco, ditto. Curb ramps: Haven’t checked ’em all, but generally excellent.
If standing for a long time is hard for you, we will have some folding chairs at our event on Patterson Pass at Vasco.
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Conclusion: It is recommended that Joseph, Mary, and dependent child Jesus be classified as economic refugees. The presence of bloodshed in the protectorate of Israel does not establish that any violence was directed at them in particular. Furthermore both adults are subject to delusionary states of mind. It is probable that their son will exhibit similar behavior. It is recommended that this family be returned as soon as possible to their country of origin. © 1994 Carolyn S. Scarr |
