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Ashby BART

3100 Adeline Street

Alex Steffen: We're vehemently agreeing about BART itself, actually. I am super-pro-transit. What I think is terrible is the PARKING LOT. That's what the problem is, in my opinion. The parking lot is not walkable, and makes the area around it less walkable, and thus less transit-friendly.

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Adeline St and Ward st

Adeline Street

Alex Steffen: Poorly designed pedestrian crossings. On west side of street, poor design and no sidewalk on linear park. Obvious trail shows degree of use: should be provided with a sidewalk.

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Ashby BART

3100 Adeline Street

Alex Steffen: Perhaps I'm really misunderstanding you, but that some other BART stations may be even dirtier is not an argument in favor the level of cleanliness of the Ashby station. Thinking that my describing the BART parking lot as a problem is refuted by your informing me that it's a BART station is just silly. A BART station will still be a BART station with a better station area around it. The parking lot is bad land use for pedestrians (who make up the bulk of the station's users), and wastes prime public land that could be used for transit-focused affordable housing, etc. The drum circle can find another place to gather.

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Upper Fire Trail

Upper Fire Trail University of California Berkeley

Alex Steffen: Great hike above Cal campus.

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Ashby BART

3100 Adeline Street

Alex Steffen: Pedestrian-hostile parking lot: often dirty, strewn with garbage, poorly lit; feels unsafe. Should really be redeveloped into a neighborhood amenity, or, better yet, built on to provide transit-oriented housing and retail.

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Philz Coffee

1600 Shattuck Avenue

Alex Steffen: Amazing coffee.

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Udupi Palace

1901 University Avenue

Alex Steffen: Terrific Dosa + Uthappam, very reasonable prices.

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Berkeley Bowl Produce

2020 Oregon St

Alex Steffen: Awesome store.

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Berkeley Bowl Crosswalk

Adeline St

Alex Steffen: Dangerous. Crosswalk light duration too short for even a fit person walking briskly to cross in time allowed. Result is, many people hurrying across in front of cars: an accident waiting to happen. Needs a much longer crossing time.

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Indian Rock Park

6 Indian Rock Path

Alex Steffen: Wonderful park. Climb the rock for a great view of the Bay.

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UC-Berkeley Physical Plant

2000 Carleton St

Alex Steffen: Presents an unattractive parking lot fence to the sidewalk across from the park on the bike boulevard on Milvia. Some landscaping and a better fence would really improve the block (and maybe make it a better place to go to work).

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Blake Street Crosswalk at MLK

Martin Luther King Jr Way

Alex Steffen: Though a clearly-striped crosswalk, drivers rarely stop for pedestrians and often exceed safe speeds.

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Angeline at Rainier

Rainier Ave S

Alex Steffen: Dangerous crossing. Needs crosswalk paint + sign, perhaps stoplight.

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