SFist: Eat it, Portland! San Francisco Most "Walkable" City

bunnylake

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:13:55 -0800

Funny, I was just having this conversation with some friends last week and the consensus among those who've lived both places was that Portland is a far better walking city. Sure there's more to look at in San Francisco but it's hard to enjoy the view when you have BMW drivers and MUNI buses trying to mow you down every few minutes. I can't even count the number of times I've been scowled at or called an asshole for impeding some driver's red light running or right turn on red with crowds in the crosswalk. The aggressive driving culture of the Bay Area is a major strike against walking here. But of course, I'll keep doing it anyway.

RinconHillSF

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:59:16 -0800

Maybe it was an elderly author with lousy eyesight ... I'll let Hob Hill pass. I do like Portland's Powell Books, but agree San Francisco is much more enjoyable to walk around ... whether it be The Embarcadero, North Beach, Fillmore/Union Streets, or Castro/Mission.

Chris Weekly

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:30:07 -0800

How can you take a study seriously when it lists one of our great walking spaces as "Hob Hill"? Not once but twice. Maybe they just left the "O" off the end.

Chris Weekly

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:25:41 -0800

How can you take a study seriously when it lists one of our great walking spaces as "Hob Hill"? Not once but twice. Maybe they just left the "O" off the end.

mpantone

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:54:03 -0800

And it's so much fun to run, too! As in the kind of running the Hash House Harriers do!

sagitta100

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:34:29 -0800

Of course San Francisco is walkable. It's not like Muni is a viable transportation option. So we walk.

sagitta100

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:29:23 -0800

Of course San Francisco is walkable. It's not like Muni is a viable transportation option. So we walk.