Going Green in San Francisco
We all know that going green is probably the right thing to do, something we should do but don’t always know how to do. Thanks to Ideal Bite we now have a resource to help us be more green. Ideal Bite shares fun and convenient ideas, tips and advice on how to live more green. I contacted Hanah Snavely, the Ideal Bite San Francisco editor and asked her if she’d be willing to share some of her favorite places and things to do around the Bay Area.
What is your favorite restaurant in the Bay Area?
Bar Jules, hands down. Not only is it a block away from my house (I can basically roll there), but the menu changes daily based on what’s in season and available, and the cute, bistro-like atmosphere is always what I’m in the mood for.
Where is your favorite place to shop for clothing?
Crossroads Trading Company on Market Street – whenever the contents of my closet begin to depress me (which happens way more frequently than it should), I gather up the lot and trade it in at CTC for new and previously owned threads, totally guilt free. If I’m feeling a bit more spendy, I hit up Azalea.
Any tips for someone who wants to be eco friendly while visiting the Bay Area?
Don’t be afraid to use our public transportation. While far from perfect, you can absolutely get where you need to go on our trains, buses, and bikes for rent – plus, the experience of the journey will more than likely end up as one of the best stories you tell when you get back home.
San Francisco Muni Bus/Rail. One-way, with a 2-hour transfer: $2.00 – accepts dollar bill and coins; exact change only. Three-day Visitor Passport for Muni bus, rail, and cable car, $18. Where to buy.
First, fuel up on organic coffee at the Blue Bottle alley-kiosk (a must for caffeine junkies) on Linden St., then pop by Azalea to browse organic skincare, tees, jeans, and other edgy, modern threads and Ver Unica for spendy-but-worth-it vintage garb. Lunch at Bar Jules (menu changes daily but all local, sustainable, and delicious), then walk up to Alamo Square Park at Hayes/Steiner St. to snap shots of colorful Victorian homes (the Painted Ladies).
You’re Here, Now What?
Arriving from SFO:
Here, three ways to offset post-jet set without opting for a car rental (which, trust us, you won’t need or want in the city).
Green: Green Cab to downtown, $35-$40.
Greener: Door-to-Door Super Shuttle, $17.
Greenest: BART to downtown SF, up to $5.35 to downtown.
Getting Around the City:
San Francisco Muni Bus/Rail. One-way, with a 2-hour transfer: $2.00 – accepts dollar bill and coins; exact change only. Three-day Visitor Passport for Muni bus, rail, and cable car, $18. Where to buy.
Hanah Snavely’s Bio
Hanah (who feels uncomfortable referring to herself in the third-person) landed a job at Ideal Bite after returning from a self-indulgent post-graduation trip through Central America. Last summer, the timing was right to offset that self-indulgence with a green job at Ideal Bite. After getting her BA in Urban Planning and working for a couple of SF nonprofits, Hanah, who never thought she would get paid to write, loves being able to say, “I get paid to write.” As for her free time, as part of her Biter hazing, Hanah tried yoga, and she found she enjoys it. She also enjoys the word “sustainabling” and talking incessantly about how any day now she’s going to get herself a too-cool fixie to race Toshio to work on.http://www.idealbite.com/about-us/meet-the-team/Hanah-Snavely