Third Annual Bay Area Crossword Puzzle Tournament
September 11, 2010

Driving Directions

From Berkeley and the northern East Bay

Take I-80 west/I-580 east to I-880 south (towards San Jose). Go about five miles and exit on Fruitvale Avenue. Proceed to the first traffic light (Fruitvale Avenue), then turn right and cross the Fruitvale Bridge into Alameda. Turn left on Park Street and right on Central Ave. The high school is about 1.5 blocks down on the left.

From central Contra Costa County

Take route 24 through the Caldecott Tunnel, then 980 west to 880 south. Exit on Fruitvale Avenue. Proceed to the first traffic light (Fruitvale Avenue), then turn right and cross the Fruitvale Bridge into Alameda. Turn left on Park Street and right on Central Ave. The high school is about 1.5 blocks down on the left.

From San Francisco, San Francisco Airport, and the northern Peninsula

Take the Bay Bridge east, then take first exit on your right (I-880 south towards San Jose). Go about five miles and exit on Fruitvale Avenue. Proceed to the first traffic light (Fruitvale Avenue), then turn right and cross the Fruitvale Bridge into Alameda. Turn left on Park Street and right on Central Ave. The high school is about 1.5 blocks down on the left.

From San Jose

Take I-880 north to High Street. Make a left at the first traffic light (High Street), cross the High Street bridge, and continue down High Street to Central Avenue. Make a right and go about a mile. The high school is on your left.

From Palo Alto and the southern Peninsula

Take the Dumbarton or the San Mateo bridge to I-880 north. Exit at High Street. Make a left at the first traffic light (High Street), cross the High Street bridge into Alameda, and continue down High Street to Central Avenue. Make a right and go about a mile. The high school is on your left.

From Oakland Airport

Take Doolittle Drive (highway 61) towards Alameda. Cross the bridge onto the island of Alameda and continue on Otis Drive to Park Street. Make a right on Park Street, then a left on Central AVenue. The high school is about 1.5 blocks down on the left.

Parking

Parking meters are in force on Saturdays, so use them with caution, but there are free spots in residential areas in the vicinity. There is also a very affordable city parking garage ($0.50/hour, remember your space number and pay in advance) on Oak Street between Central and Santa Clara. NOTE:There is a four-hour maximum in the parking garage, so I recommend you pay until noon, then go back on the lunch break and pay until 4:00.

Public Transit

BART

Take a Dublin-Pleasanton or a Fremont train out of San Francisco or the Peninsula. Take a Fremont train from Berkeley and points along the Richmond Line. From Southern Alameda County, take a San Francisco or a Richmond train. From central Contra Costa County, take a San Francisco train and transfer to a Fremont train at Macarthur. Get off at Fruitvale. Call Andrew at 510-681-9675 for a free ride to the tournament site, get a taxi (about $8 for up to four passengers), or take an AC Transit 50 bus ($2 per adult) to downtown Alameda. Get off at Park and Central, turn right on Central, and walk 1.5 blocks. The high school is on your left.

From San Francisco

Take the AC Transit O bus from the Transbay Terminal ($4 one way for adults) and get off at Santa Clara and Oak. This trip takes 20-25 minutes on a typical weekend morning. Turn right on Oak and walk one block. Turn right on Central Avenue and walk half a block. The high school is on your left.

From Oakland and Berkeley

Take the AC Transit 51 bus down Broadway and through the Webster Tube. The bus will continue down Webster and turn left on Santa Clara. Get off at Santa Clara and Oak. Turn right on Oak, walk one block to Central, turn right, and walk half a block. The high school is on the left.