<blockquote>920 N 34<sup>th</sup> Street, Apt 16<br />
Seattle, WA 98103</blockquote>
- <h2>Contact Us</h2>
+ <p>When visiting us, please <strong>enter through the building's
+ back door</strong> which you can find in <strong>an alley between
+ 34<sup>th</sup> and 35<sup>th</sup> streets</strong> which one can
+ reach from either Troll Ave or Albion. You'll see a garage door
+ with large metal bars and a small door to the left (pictured
+ below). Call us when you are outside this door and we will let you
+ in.</p>
- <p><a name="contact"></a>For more information please contact
- either member of the ELS management team:</p>
-
- <p><strong>Benjamin Mako Hill</strong><br /> Phone: (+1)
- 206-409-7191<br /> Email: mako@atdot.cc</p>
-
- <p><strong>Mika Matsuzaki</strong><br /> Phone: (h+1)
- 206-890-5155<br /> Email: mika@yukidoke.org</p>
+
+ <img src="stjames-backdoor.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="border: 1px black solid; margin-top: 1em;" />
<h2>Airport Directions</h2>
-
<p>A taxi from SeaTac airport to <strong>Extraordinary Least
- Squares</strong> should cost about $50 and take about 30
- minutes — but might take <em>much</em> more with
- traffic. Mass transit requires one transfer, costs $2.75,
- and take about an hour.</p>
+ <p>A taxi from SeaTac airport to <strong>Extraordinary Least
+ Squares</strong> should cost $50-60 (with tip) and take about 30
+ minutes — but might take <em>much</em> more with traffic. Mass
+ transit requires one transfer, costs $2.75, and take about an
+ hour.</p>
<h3>Mass Transit Directions</h3>
are reusable on all Seattle-area mass transit. You can also
buy a single-use paper ticket. If you buy an ORCA card, you
will need to tap it on a yellow terminal both before you
- enter, and after you exit the train. The tapping areas are
- easy to find.</p>
+ enter, and after you exit the train. The terminal at the airport station
+ is before the ticket machines, so you will need to backtrack slightly
+ to tap your card if you buy it at the airport.</p>
<p>Take the LINK train until the <strong>University
Street</strong> station which take 36 minutes and stop at 11
stops. At University Street, you will need to change to a bus to
- Fremont.</p>
+ Fremont. Note there is <strong>no cellular network</strong> in the
+ University Street station, so you may want to get a copy of these
+ directions before you arrive there.</p>
<p>The LINK station is underground and the buses to Fremont
- travel on the street above. In the station, follow signs for
- an exit onto 3<sup>rd</sup> Avenue. On 3<sup>rd</sup>
- Avenue, walk north to <strong>3<sup>rd</sup> Avenue and
- Union Street</strong> and look for a bus stop with the
- following buses numbers written on it: <strong>40, 26,
- 28</strong>. These buses all come down 3<sup>rd</sup> Avenue
- frequently and should arrive within 10-15 minutes at almost
- any time except between midnight and 5:00am. You can install
- the free software phone application or view the website
+ travel on the street above. In the station, walk in the
+ direction of the train and go up the stairs to the north
+ platform. Follow signs for an exit onto 3<sup>rd</sup>
+ Avenue and University which should be to the left if you are
+ facing the direction of the train Avenue. You should exit
+ onto the east side of 3<sup>rd</sup> Avenue, walk north
+ (again, the same direction of the train)
+ to <strong>3<sup>rd</sup> Avenue and Union Street</strong>
+ (one block up) and look for a large bus stop with several
+ shelters with the following buses numbers written on
+ it: <strong>40, 26, 28</strong>. These buses all come down
+ 3<sup>rd</sup> Avenue frequently and should arrive within
+ 10-15 minutes at almost any time except between midnight and
+ 5:00am. You can install the free software phone application
+ or view the website
for <a href="http://pugetsound.onebusaway.org/">OneBusAway</a>
for real-time data on bus arrivals.</p>
left when you come to the intersection (Fremont Ave &
34<sup>th</sup>). Walk down 34<sup>th</sup> (you should pass
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_the_Interurban">this
- sculture of people waiting, usually dressed up</a>, on the
+ sculpture of people waiting, usually dressed up</a>, on the
other side of the street) as you walk toward, and then under, the
enormous "Aurora" bridge and across Troll
Avenue. <strong>Extraordinary Least Squares</strong> is in a
building called <strong>St. James Tower</strong> on the
- left. Call one of the proprietors when you have arrived
- outside.</p>
+ left. </p>
+
+ <p>The best way to get to our apartment is through the
+ apartment's back door which means you will take a left on
+ Troll Ave (up the hill) and then a right down the first
+ alley you come to. You can follow the directions under
+ "Visit Us" above. Call one of the proprietors when you have
+ arrived outside.</p>
+
+ <h2>Parking</h2>
+
+ <p>Street parking is available around our building but be
+ sure to read signs closely because our guests have been
+ ticketed. The closest free street parking is on Troll
+ Ave. It is two hour parking during the day but is
+ unrestricted overnight and on Sundays. Parking on
+ 35<sup>th</sup> is generally free except between 8pm and
+ 12am and the signs can be hard to see. There are two
+ self-serve pay lots on either side of the building in the
+ alley between 34<sup>th</sup> and 35<sup>th</sup> but read
+ the signs carefully before you park because some of the
+ space is shared with businesses during the week. If you
+ contact us well in advance, we might be able to get
+ permission to use an unused spot within our building from
+ the building manager.</p>
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<p>Three of the best ways to stay involved with happenings are:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Sign up for the <a href="http://lists.leastsquar.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/community">ELS Community Mailing List</a>.</li>
+ <li>Sign up for the <a href="http://void.printf.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/community">ELS Community Mailing List</a>.</li>
<li>Join the <a href="http://wiki.mako.cc/Leastsquares_IRC_channel">ELS chat channel</a> on Internet Relay Chat (IRC).</li>
<li>Subscribe to or follow our events calendar below.</li>
</ul>
- Sign up for the RSS feed on http://acetarium.com/.
+ <h2>Contact Us</h2>
+
+ <p><a name="contact"></a>For more information please contact
+ either member of the ELS management team:</p>
+ <p><strong>Benjamin Mako Hill</strong><br /> Phone: (+1)
+ 206-409-7191<br /> Email: mako@atdot.cc</p>
+ <p><strong>Mika Matsuzaki</strong><br /> Phone: (h+1)
+ 206-890-5155<br /> Email: mika@yukidoke.org</p>
<h2>Calendar</h2>
- If you would like to be able to add things to the calendar yourself, please contact <a href="mailto:team@leastsquar.es">team@leastsquar.es<</a> for access.
+ <p>If you would like to be able to add things to the calendar yourself, great! You can email <a href="mailto:team@leastsquar.es">team@leastsquar.es</a> to ask for access.</p>
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