&#8220;The hills of San Francisco have always been eccentric – and charismatic – but the streets that cross and climb them are a legacy of 19th century planning. UC Berkeley professor Peter Bosselmann explores how the city’s original grid continues to shape contemporary urban planning and design.&#8221;

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<p>Michael Rhodes is a former reporter for Streetsblog San Francisco. He lives in the Mission Dolores neighborhood and is a graduate of UC Berkeley&#8217;s Department of City and Regional Planning.</p>


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