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What’s Up With Traffic at Burning Man?
[Kristy Evans is a senior manager in the Gate, Perimeter and Exodus Department, where she has helped manage the task of getting people in and out of Black Rock City since 2007. The logistics of...
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Traffic at Burning Man: What YOU Can Do About It
Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat: this post will not reveal a magic solution to Burning Man’s traffic woes. There is no wand to wave to quickly transport you onto the playa and...
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A Little More Sleep to Avoid the Big Sleep
Jenna Shenna Roberts wrote this scary cautionary tale about what can happen if you drive to or from Black Rock City when you’re overtired. Please take it to heart, and make sure your campmates do too …...
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Who Works the Gate? Great People! Maybe You?
The folks working the Gate are great people … and you might not realize this but they’re ALL volunteers. And they work HARD. Take a moment to learn more about this amazing crew, and you might just find...
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The Guide to Getting Into and Out of Burning Man
I’m just another Burner like you, but I’ve done this a few times. After a couple years, you start to hash out a game plan for getting in and out of Black Rock City. Arriving and leaving always rank...
View ArticleDrive Safe! Do Not Pass, Do Not Get Killed
How important is it to NOT pass vehicles on Route 447 while driving to or from Black Rock City? Well, rather than our telling you, let’s ask Leslie, who has particular experience in this department: “I...
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Burner Express Offers Bus Service to and from Black Rock City
No, not this bus. (Photo by Brian Erzen, 2010) In an effort to reduce traffic and limit the environmental impact of our event, Burning Man organizers are offering the Burner Express bus service with...
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Solving Burning Man’s Traffic Issues
Line of Cars, 2011 (photo by Peg Ortner) Traffic is the greatest impediment to the growth and sustainability of Black Rock City. Burning Man is under pressure from the Bureau of Land Management and...
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The Burner’s Guide to Leaving No Trace: EXTRA! EXTRA! 24-Hour Trash and...
This truck does not exist. Shoop by Loopy. In the last edition of The Burner’s Guide to Leaving No Trace, you and I got knee-deep into your camp trash can. That was fun, but we don’t need to keep...
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Exodus: Let’s do it again! This time with feeling.
[Kristy Evans is Burning Man's Gate, Perimeter & Exodus Manager ... she knows whereof she speaks, so listen up.] Exodus. Don’t let this happen to you! The most common question I received after the...
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What’s the deal with dropping off trash on the way home?
Photo by aturkus on Flickr. It’s almost that time! The excitement, the drama, the sleepless preparations are mounting and our hearts all beat a little faster with each passing day. What are you excited...
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Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Offers Trash Collection
Photo via USDA NCRS on Wikimedia. We’ve talked a lot about trash: how to reduce it, ways to manage it, and where to take it after Burning Man is over. The latter is always the biggest challenge, year...
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More Butts, Fewer Seats!
UGH. Back when Black Rock City’s population would barely overwhelm an In ‘n’ Out drive-thru, let alone the two-lane highways leading to the Black Rock Desert, the Burning Man Rideshare board was just a...
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Did you make it out ok?
There were flags to the front and flags to the rear on the way out of Black Rock City on Monday. So we’ve tried all sorts of strategies for making a speedy exit from Black Rock — leaving right after...
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What’s Up With Traffic at Burning Man?
[Kristy Evans is a senior manager in the Gate, Perimeter and Exodus Department, where she has helped manage the task of getting people in and out of Black Rock City since 2007. The logistics of...
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Traffic at Burning Man: What YOU Can Do About It
Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat: this post will not reveal a magic solution to Burning Man’s traffic woes. There is no wand to wave to quickly transport you onto the playa and...
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The Burner’s Guide to Leaving No Trace: EXTRA! EXTRA! 24-Hour Trash and...
This truck does not exist. Shoop by Loopy. In the last edition of The Burner’s Guide to Leaving No Trace, you and I got knee-deep into your camp trash can. That was fun, but we don’t need to keep...
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