Category Archives: Transportation

Bernal’s 67 Muni Bus Is Not Swift, But Often On Time

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

The 67 Muni bus is neither fast, nor frequent. But when it comes, it often comes on schedule. Neighbor Amanda tells us: Hey, our fabulous neighborhood bus line is one of the best-performing (on-time) citywide. So we’ve got that going … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, Transportation | 2 Comments

Stealth Aircraft Captured Flying Over Bernal Heights

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

A planespotter affiliated with the Bernalwood Air Force captured something rather unusual this morning: Just got back from breakfast with a friend, and we were checking out the city view from my back set of stairs.  To the east we … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation | 5 Comments

Possibly Bernal’s Best Passive-Aggressive Parking Note, Ever

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

During a recent visit to the secret workshop of the Bernal Dads Racing Team, I spotted this note tacked to the wall. It had been left under the windshield wiper of one of the Dads’s cars, perhaps in jest — … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, Transportation | 6 Comments

Bernal Heights Looks Magical from International Space Station

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Fellow Bernalnauts, here is  VERY unusual view of our glamorous neighborhood. This photo was taken two days ago by European astronaut André Kuipers, who is currently living aboard the International Space Station, roughly 224 miles above the summit of Bernal Hill. … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, Photography, Technology, Transportation | 2 Comments

Stylish Man Creates Custom Bernal Bike Helmet

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Our friends at The New Wheel electric bikery on Cortland sent us photos of this stylish gentleman who created a customized a bike helmet to add some local flavor: @Bernalwood A customer took one of our standard Bern helmets and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Transportation | 3 Comments

Photographer Makes 280-101 “Spaghetti Bowl” Look Delicious

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Photographer Toby Harriman has taken what may well be the definitive photo of the 280-101 Spaghetti Bowl in southeast Bernal. You can see it above: A crisp, long-exposure shot taken last week that animates the flow of traffic in vivid arterial … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, Photography, Transportation | 6 Comments

Newfangled Electric Bike Conquers Folsom Street Hillclimb

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

A tidy crowd assembled at Precita Park last weekend to take one of the newfangled electric bicycles from The New Wheel bike shop on a test drive up the fearsome Folsom Street hill. Your Bernalwood reporter passed on Sunday’s opportunity, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernal Hill, Merchants, Transportation | 4 Comments

Test Drive an Electric Bike on the Fearsome Folsom Challenge

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

The New Wheel, that newfangled shop on Cortland that sells those newfangled electric bikes, is having their grand opening celebration this weekend. There’s a party in the store at 420 Cortland on Sunday night from 6 to 9 pm, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Merchants, Transportation | 3 Comments

A Brief History of Peralta Avenue’s Discontinuity Problem

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

If you live on Peralta Avenue in Bernal Heights, you’re probably used to getting phone calls from lost delivery drivers.  They’ve managed to find the 200 block, you’re in the 500 block; how many obstacles could there be between you? … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Infrastructure, Transportation | 16 Comments

Bernal Dads Make Their Bizarre Race Car Even More Strange

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

If you happened to look out your window at just the right moment last Saturday, you might have seen a bizarre spectacle streaking through Bernal Heights. It was a red(ish) automobile adorned with an ill-fitting Volvo body, “Bernalwood” emblazoned on … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, Events, Transportation | 8 Comments

Newfangled Electric Bicycle Shop Opens on Cortland

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Last weekend, The New Wheel opened at last at 420 Cortland. As previously reported, The New Wheel is a newfangled kind of bicycle shop, specializing in electric bikes that effectively “flatten” San Francisco hills — including our own Bernal Hill. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Cortland, Transportation | 11 Comments

Eye in the Sky: Airborne with the Bernalwood Air Force

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Last weekend the Cub Reporter and I had the opportunity to take to the skies with the Bernalwood Air Force for a routine observation and reconnaissance flight over the Bernal Heights motherland. The skies were clear blue, Bernal Hill was … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernal Hill, Photography, Transportation | 17 Comments

Coming and Going from Bernal Heights by Caltrain

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Riding Caltrain to work each morning, I engage in a sad little ritual which involves gazing at our pretty little hill out the window of a commuter train that’s carrying me away from home. It’s a moment that always feels … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation | 10 Comments