Originally Posted by
rjque
I may have already said this upthread, but I live in Lower Haight and commute to Palo Alto every day. I love the 'hood and getting on the freeway in the morning is a breeze (almost always less than 5 minutes from garage door to the freeway entrance at Octavia/Market). Of course, things can move pretty slowly once on the freeway if you don't go early (or late) enough.
I second that. Lower Haight is a great combination of location for the southerly commute and a very energetic, interesting neighborhood that is centrally located.