From Thinkwalks: Yes, true, the Wiggle is named due to the zigzag of bike route #30 through the neighborhood and avoiding hills. But is there more to it than that? We’ll explore the ‘hood from this, that and askew angles: geology, activism history, water, and native tribes. Highlights include: Market Street punched through rock, 1928 […]

From Thinkwalks: Before bikes were invented, the popular Wiggle bike route was a foot trail to avoid these same hills. Change the way you see the landscape as we talk about everything from art and bike politics to floods, lakes and native societies. We’ll discuss the very latest research on how the Mission Dolores was, […]

Before bikes were even invented, the popular Wiggle bike route was a foot trail to avoid these same hills. The very latest research on Mission Dolores suggest it was founded in the Wiggle. Later, the city expanded to fill the valley with houses, but why? And what was there first? Change the way you see […]

From Thinkwalks: A natural and cultural history of the bike route through the Lower Haight neighborhood. Covers water flow, dune and hill reshaping, and the bike politics of recent years. Lots about the Native American village that was here and about how the area looked before it was streets.  Meet at the bike mural (Church […]

"Before bikes were invented, the Wiggle was a foot trail to avoid these same hills. Change the way you see the landscape as we talk about everything from art and bike politics to floods, lakes and native societies. A quintessential mix of Thinkwalks themes."

From Thinkwalks: You thought you knew the Wiggle. There’s more to know! Yes, true, it was named the Wiggle due to the zigzag of bike route #30 through the neighborhood and avoiding hills. But how about the dunes? What of Martin Luther King? We’ll explore the ‘hood from this, that and askew angles: geology, activism history, water, native tribes, etc. There […]