I’m in San Francisco for the weekend and as always, curious to learn about what other cities are doing to promote urban sustainability.  I just finished breakfast at an outdoor café at the intersection of Duboce and Sanchez and jotted down 10 things I really liked about what I saw:

1. On the “wiggle” bike route and in the course of an hour, 100+ urban cyclists rode by
2. Lots of shade from street trees
3. MUNI light rail passed by at regular 5 minute intervals
4. Wide sidewalks with lots of people walking
5. A small urban park across the street with lots of people and kids
6. Quiet streets with cars driving slow
7. Outdoor dining with lots of good people watching
8. A clear, blue sky with sun (I hear this isn’t always the case)
9. Sharing a healthy meal with friends
10. The opportunity to learn from another place (I'd like to see more examples of intersections like this back in LA)