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sabrina pointed out this interesting upcoming dérive or wandering in the east bay starting on march 21 and continuing through the night for related information see my post on psychogeography and theory of the d é rive on berkeley writer and theorist ken knabb s website finally the hidden gems of berkeley ride will be happening this year on saturday may 10 this year this will be a bike ride and a walk the ride will visit hidden gems in westbrae and west berkeley and the walk will focus on locations in westbrae more details should be available next month here and here permalink comments 2 odds ends 21 january 2008 at 6 15 pm filed under general other walkers the berkeley path wanderers included an article about my walk in their latest newsletter large pdf file i recently wrote an article for the berkeley daily planet about some of the interesting places i discovered during my walk of berkeley another every street walker in scotland follow rob s adventures at walking dunfermline and another walker wulf wants to walk every street in hither green in 2008 a district in the london borough of lewisham follow it at walking hither green and somehow i missed walking the streets of forest hill rob walked every public path in forest hill which is also district in london borough of lewisham finishing in 2007 i m excited to go back and read about the walk permalink comments 5 finishing the walk 21 december 2007 at 2 29 pm filed under general over the weekend i finished the short remaining section of my walk of every street and path in berkeley the bay trail path from the berkeley bicycle bridge to the emeryville border and then came home and marked the final section on my map although this was walking project was definitely more about the enjoyment being in the journey itself rather than the end result it was nice to feel the sense of accomplishment that came with drawing that last line to fill in the map so what s next of course this will not be the end of walking in berkeley i walk every day to get around and have many spots on my list to return to and explore in greater detail i m also interested in doing more walking in the cities and towns that surround berkeley albany el cerrito kensington oakland piedmont and emeryville to see what makes these areas unique and how they compare and contrast with berkeley in the past i have explored san francisco s stairway system but i would like to walk more of the paths and stairways there and in other towns where they occur such as the oakland hills i also have in mind some long all day walks such as taking bart to orinda and hiking and walking back over the hills to berkeley and a walk of all of berkeley s paths in one day luckily there is no shortage of places to walk here one of the unexpected benefits of this walking project has been the number of ideas that have arisen for other projects there must be something about walking and making observations with an open mind that sparks the creative process but whatever it is i found that i have filled pages of a notebook with ideas some of these are walking related and some have to do with other ways to explore neighborhoods and communities and others have to do with something else altogether it will take some time to process this walking project before i decide what to do next but i am excited about the possibilities and especially hope to focus on other ways that i can encourage people to get outside and explore on foot or by bicycle i will be taking a break over the holidays from writing but keep a look out early next year for more posts the berkeley path wanderers interviewed me about my walk for the winter newsletter so i will post that when it s up on their website and have some topics that i did not get around to writing about before finishing the walk please feel free to leave a comment or send me a message if there is anything in particular you were hoping i would write about berkeley or about walking and many thanks to everyone who has expressed words of encouragement or posted thoughtful comments or interesting stories in response to blog posts and happy walking to everyone permalink comments 10 walk highlights part 4 19 december 2007 at 11 04 am filed under best of on sunday i officially finished walking every street and path in berkeley i ll have a post on this tomorrow or friday but first a few more walk highlights that were not covered by in any of the other categories in previous posts thousand oaks rocks on my first walk or two in the thousand oaks neighborhood i observed that it was a very pleasant neighborhood for walking but did not expect to find anything out of the ordinary when i finally got to vicente avenue all of this changed i knew about the rock parks in berkeley but did not realize that there were other large rocks throughout the neighborhood giant boulders appear in front yards and in some cases rocks have been incorporated into the houses architecture it s difficult to take everything in at once so i imagine taking many more walks in this area in the future upper claremont the neighborhood above tunnel road is a fascinating place to explore because of its very different architecture from most of the other berkeley neighborhoods this area has many new homes that have been built since the east bay hills fire in 1991 quite a few of which have very modern designs i had some pretty strong reactions to some of the houses up here i am a huge fan of mid century modern architecture and modest well designed new modern architecture but i found myself saying what were they thinking while looking at some of the homes up here but this is precisely why i enjoyed walking here there is a lot to take in and to think about while walking through here not just about the individual houses but also about the fire itself how homes and landscaping are constructed in fire prone areas how community forms or doesn t form after a disaster and what drives people to build and re build homes in areas that are prone to natural disasters the best way to access this neighborhood and avoid much of the tunnel road traffic is to take the short cut path off tunnel road to the left soon after ashby turns into tunnel then walk along alvarado road and vicente road not to be confused with vicente in thousand oaks mentioned above and on the sunset trail and willow walk paths panoramic hill in my previous walk highlights post i mentioned the paths near the berkeley campus a walk on these paths such as orchard lane and mosswood lane takes you into a small neighborhood that is easy to miss otherwise although you can look down and see the cal memorial stadium and sports facilities from here it seems like you are a world away from the hubbub of the campus in addition to the amazing views implied by the name of the neighborhood this area is a nice place for walking because it offers access to the claremont canyon and strawberry canyon fire trails although the neighborhood is small it is a nice spot to revisit taking different routes up and down the paths and around the loops of panoramic and dwight way for interesting views just keep an eye on the road for traffic ohlone greenway santa fe right of way in addition to the path system that i mentioned in my previous post two paths on railroad right of ways run through berkeley the ohlone greenway comes through berkeley from the north following the bart tracks past the north berkeley station through ohlone park and ending just before bart turns onto shattuck and to the downtown station as i ve mentioned in past blog entries there is much to see along the greenway murals gardens sculpture etc and i take it often to get from place to place just a caveat on this area similar to my previous note about san pablo ave although i always recommend being cautious walking at night in general i have found that the greenway north of the north berkeley bart station and on into the neighboring towns is a place i do not feel safe after dark due to lots of shrubbery and dark areas along the trail which can be a magnet for criminal activity the santa fe right of way path is only partially complete at this time but a portion can be walked from its intersection with the ohlone greenway just south of cedar rose park all the way to university avenue also walkable is the section through strawberry creek park west berkeley industrial zone the area near the bay in berkeley as it is in many other towns circling the bay area has a history of industrial activity many of the old buildings in west berkeley are still somewhat intact with some occupied with new industry and others empty north of university ave many of these buildings are in the blocks on either side of the railroad tracks the west side of the tracks is an area that i might have missed had i not been doing this project if you are exploring this area keep in mind that plenty of train traffic rolls through here and make sure to cross the tracks only at official crossings south of university the streets that start at 7th and dead end at the aquatic park are particularly interesting to explore as are murray and folger streets west of san pablo i 80 bicycle pedestrian bridge if you ve ever had to navigate dangerous freeway entrances on foot or bicycle or cross a freeway on one of those narrow overcrossings that are close to the traffic exhaust and are often unpleasant for walking you probably understand why i appreciate the i 80 bridge so much it is nicely designed high above traffic and has plenty of room for pedestrians wheelchairs and bicycles once on the other side you can pop onto the bay trail or visit some of the many attractions at the berkeley marina a good alternative to a trail hike after lots of rain is to take the bridge over the freeway and walk south on the bay trail s paved path to the emeryville border then return and either continue out to the marina or back over and around the aquatic park plenty of opportunities to see birds and other wildlife without the mud permalink comments 5 walk highlights part 3 13 december 2007 at 11 05 am filed under best of in this post i list some favorite general places to walk in berkeley all of these are items that i would mention if someone asked me to describe berkeley they all stand out in my mind after this walk as defining aspects of this city again in no particular order community and school gardens before i started this walk i knew about the famous edible schoolyard but i did not realize that just about every school in berkeley also had a vegetable garden many of these gardens are either viewable from outside the school gates or otherwise accessible so i enjoy stopping to take a look at what is growing in different seasons at the the various school gardens there are also a few community gardens in berkeley which can also be seen even when the gardens are closed berkeley s farmers markets berkeley has markets year round three days a week tuesday and thursday late afternoon early evening and saturdays usually i walk to the markets once or twice a week as a destination but i always like to walk through if i am near one of them whether or not i have anything to buy as with the gardens it s a great opportunity to see foods in season but it also provides a fun people watching opportunity my favorite of the three markets for walking and for the selection is the tuesday one both because this market seems to have the broadest mix of different types of people shopping there and because its set up with a narrow and crowded walkway makes it a vibrant place to walk bike boulevards and bike routes i talked a bit about this in a past post berkeley has a large bicycle network of bike lanes and bike boulevards which have traffic barriers and encourage cyclists to take the full traffic lane these streets are nice for walking for the most part especially because you re more likely to hear the pleasant sounds of bicycles than cars people carrying on conversations children laughing in their trailers and bicycle seats and all sorts of interesting carrying devices whiz by while you are walking milvia and russell are my favorites of the bike network but all are streets that i go back to often to walk paths i have talked a lot about the berkeley path system throughout the course of writing this blog so it should be no surprise that this has been one of my favorite parts of walking berkeley i originally was thinking i would do a post with my favorite paths but i really don t know that i would be able to pick favorites instead i will suggest some ways to explore the paths the southern paths are an easy walk away from rockridge bart just veer to the right onto claremont avenue while you are still in oakland and enter the claremont uplands neighborhood to the right once you cross the berkeley border if you are visiting the berkeley campus and telegraph avenue a small network of paths is located just a few blocks east of telegraph walk along the south border of campus on bancroft on solano avenue in berkeley walk east until you see indian rock path follow this path to begin exploring the rock parks mentioned in the walk highlights post on parks there are many many paths in the berkeley hills and it took several trips to complete this portion of my walk one suggestion for starting to explore these paths is to take either the 65 or 67 bus which can be picked up at downtown berkeley bart and get off at a random stop in the hills then start making your way down along the paths for all of these walks of course the berkeley path wanderers map should be your reference creeks the creek system in berkeley is not quite as a big of a political issues as historic architecture and new development but it is a contentious topic nonetheless some people would like to see all of the creeks flowing above ground everywhere and others are concerned about its affect on nearby homes and other obstacles that have been built up over the years as a walker i appreciate the creek system as it is now following the path of the creeks to see where they pop up above ground and then back under again in a random pattern is lots of fun and definitely something i would recommend especially when walking with children for a long but downhill walk you can follow codornices creek from the hills down through codornices park and live oak park mentioned in the walk highlights post on parks and then along the berkeley albany border to the bay a less ambitious but equally enjoyable place to enjoy a creek walk is through the uc berkeley campus where strawberry creek flows above ground stayed tuned next week for my final walk highlights post with specific highlights not covered by any of the previous posts permalink comments 1 older posts pages about archives august 2009 november 2008 august 2008 may 2008 march 2008 january 2008 december 2007 november 2007 october 2007 september 2007 august 2007 july 2007 june 2007 may 2007 april 2007 march 2007 february 2007 january 2007 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