tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4183605236529560843.post1349554643298025929..comments2019-02-27T06:35:52.280-05:00Comments on The Walking Bostonian: Wide streets in San FranciscoMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027332620204904993noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4183605236529560843.post-60463319908203840392011-12-28T15:02:32.689-05:002011-12-28T15:02:32.689-05:00Yes, what you see in the Duboce Triangle was a 197...Yes, what you see in the Duboce Triangle was a 1970s pilot project for traffic calming that never got the chance to spread to the rest of the city.<br /><br />Noe was platted in the 1860s as part of the Mission District's standard grid, with a total 80 foot right of way and 19-foot sidewalks for north-south streets. At some point in the 20th century the sidewalks were cut back to make room for wider traffic lanes. Then in 1973-1974 the neighborhood was the first "Protected Residential Area" in a plan that was eventually intended to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5121224409/" rel="nofollow">spread to most of the city</a>.<br /><br />The building lines remained the same in each era. There is a little more about the Protected Residential Areas in Appleyard's Livable Streets.Eric Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717107532168518915noreply@blogger.com