FSP 1.1

Street Patterns: grid or cul de sacs

Berkeley didn't follow the misguided example of San Francisco,
which forced the grid pattern of its streets into the hills.

Instead, the streets of Berkeley were thankfully built to wind
around its curvier neighborhoods, so that on a map they
resemble a brain rather than a waffle iron. And the paths,

Grunland said, were a natural means of connecting residents
from their homes to the nearest trolley or rail head at a time
when driving was not an option.

He dismisses some of the local myths surrounding the
creation of these numerous hidden paths and staircases.
With a few exceptions, they were built by developers.

-- Berkeley Path Wanderers Association