[fudcon-planning] #102: Provide local bus information to folks at the Sheraton

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#102: Provide local bus information to folks at the Sheraton
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 Reporter:  rbergero           |       Owner:  rrix                        
     Type:  Task               |      Status:  new                         
 Priority:  blocker            |   Milestone:  Tempe 2011: Day before start
Component:  FUDCon Tempe 2011  |    Keywords:  na-meeting                  
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 Folks at the Sheraton will have access to using their shuttle. I will be
 arranging for some specific dropoff/pickup times.

 BUT, for those who need to go back to the hotel at other times, local
 transport information would be nice, particularly for:

 * to/from brickyard
 * to/from MemU
 * to/from Marriott, where most hanging out and hackfests will likely occur

 The Orbit Mercury looks to be the best/only route that can get to those
 places.  It runs every 10-15 minutes.

 http://www.valleymetro.org/schedules_and_maps/?route=217&sort=

 I would like to provide folks who are checking into the Sheraton with a
 sheet on where to pick up, what times the buses run, etc. Most of this is
 provided on a .pdf on the Valley Metro website on the route page, but
 needs to be marked with more specific location as to where the actual
 stops are (this is in more detail on the map on the webpage).

    ** getting on/off the bus for the hotel (@ lemon st.)
    ** Marking the hotel's whereabouts
    ** Where Brickyard is
    ** Where MemU is
    ** draw some lines to where the Marriott is (they'll have to walk a few
 minutes from Mill Ave.)

 It is a FREE route, but hours need to be known, they're on the 2nd page of
 the .pdf.

 What I recommend is just printing the PDF as is, drawing in some
 additional lines for roads that aren't part of the route but have key
 places on them (For example, Rural for the Sheraton, whatever road the
 Marriott is on, etc. This might be harder for MemU, might need
 brainstorming around that.)

 It might be helpful to also note physical addresses and sometimes phone
 numbers of things on that piece of paper - Hotel addresses (both) w/phone
 #'s, MemU, Brickyard addresses. This could probably just be typed in at
 the bottom.

 And then make like 30 or 40 double-sided copies (who knows, people from
 the Marriott may want to go over to the Sheraton).

 (Also: the valley metro site seems to have two maps - one regular, and one
 listed as 1/24/11 preview? We might verify that the 1/24/11 preview is the
 one we should be using, i'm assuming new route details are going into
 effect.)

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