Category Archives: Pedestrian Experience

On Walkability, Density, and Transit Villages

17 July 2008 – 10:44 pm

It’s official: according to the WalkScore.com rankings, San Francisco has been determined to be America’s most walkable city, as reported by the Chronicle. Our fair city’s score of 86 out of 100 just edged out New York’s 83, Boston’s 79, Chicago’s 76, and Philadelphia’s 74. The WalkScore algorithm does have some shortcomings (which the site [...]

By Eric | Also posted in BART, Beyond the Bay, Contra Costa, East Bay, Oakland, Peninsula, Project Proposals, San Francisco, Transit Villages, Tri-Valley | Comments (0)

Better Streets for the Mission District

28 May 2008 – 12:36 am

Courtesy SF Planning Dept.

San Francisco is arguably one of America’s most walkable cities, with its dense, lively downtown complemented by a multitude of compact, bustling commercial districts that provide pleasant strolling experiences. But it also has its fair share of boulevards, like outer Geary and 19th Avenue, whose designs are rigged to maximize automotive throughput [...]

By Eric | Also posted in Community Meetings, Eastern Neighborhoods, San Francisco, Streetscape | Comments (10)

What’s Your Walk Score?

27 August 2007 – 12:49 am

One of the themes I hope to discuss in this blog is how to improve the pedestrian experience. Above all, we should design our neighborhoods so that they are conducive to walking and use of public transit, rather than increasing convenience for automobiles. Walking and public transit are flip sides of the same coin, and [...]

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