The garage was a massive bonus (small but I have a small car and I felt that was a HUGE bonus considering I wanted to ride my bike around and was there for a short period of time. I felt safer with my car in a garage too, as that’s my way home and I didn’t know Oakland at all at the time.
- was able to get everywhere on bike including downtown in 15min
- both loading in and out I met young people wanting to make a positive contribution to the community of Oakland.
- Carlos was super friendly and nice, I have adhd and so can get hyper when talking to people and he accepted me and treated me kindly and wanted to make sure I knew what was available to me. He even got personal about how he ended up in his place. When I needed a mini USB and a charging block I texted him. He had no problem after coming home from work looking for one and lending it to me.
- I liked that I knew he’d be upstairs at some point. Made me feel safe and like if I needed anything he’d be chill and help me out. That was a nice feeling as I have never travelled like that before.