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How do you get around using public transit in Oakland, CA?

Oakland sits at the center of the Bay Area's transit map, which matters more than almost any other factor when you're comparing apartments. Trains, buses and ferries all converge here, making a car-free routine realistic for a lot of renters.

How do you get around using public transit in Oakland, CA?

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Oakland sits at the center of the Bay Area's transit map, which matters more than almost any other factor when you're comparing apartments.

Trains, buses and ferries all converge here, making a car-free routine realistic for a lot of renters.

The flatlands run on a grid of long north-south corridors like… The post.

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Oakland sits at the center of the Bay Area's transit map, which matters more than almost any other factor when you're comparing apartments. Trains, buses and ferries all converge here, making a car-free routine realistic for a lot of renters. The flatlands run on a grid of long north-south corridors like… The post.

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The flatlands run on a grid of long north-south corridors like… The post.

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