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  • Parks & Recreation 4.5/5
  • Pay TV Access 4.5/5
  • Internet Access 4.5/5

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  • Retail Therapy 2/5
  • Cost of Living 2/5
  • Nightlife 2.5/5
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  • Families / Kids 19%
  • Couples 29%
  • Singles 31%
  • Retirees 21%
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sleepstar
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sleepstar reviewed Milvia Street, Berkeley, California

Mar 27, 2009
4/5Good

“Another quick bike run, mostly quiet”

Milvia Street is another designated Bicycle Boulevard in Berkeley. It makes a quick run of things from north to south and is a nice alternative to taking Shattuck. Apart from the immediate high school area (from Channing Way through Allston Way) it's mostly a...Full review
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sleepstar reviewed Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, California

Mar 27, 2009
3/5Average

“Residential but mostly used to get from once place to another”

Ashby Avenue, also known as State Route 13, is a mostly hectic and cramped street that runs from the far western edge of Berkeley to the eastern edge where it ends in the hills. It's mostly a tight and narrow two lanes (one in each direction) which leads to tr...Full review
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sleepstar reviewed University Avenue, Berkeley, California

Mar 26, 2009
5/5Excellent

“Busy from end to end, lots of options”

University Avenue is one of the main streets in Berkeley. It runs all the way from the waterfront to the University of California. It has a very ungentrified feel throughout, which is refreshing considering how some of the other neighborhoods in Berkeley have...Full review
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sleepstar reviewed Channing Way, Berkeley, California

Mar 26, 2009
3/5Average

“A bicycle shortcut from east to west”

The best thing Channing Way has going for it is that it's a Bicycle Boulevard. It's a completely residential street from end to end, very quiet, but it's great for biking because of the traffic calming measures that are in place. There are numerous traffic cir...Full review
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sleepstar reviewed Addison Street, Berkeley, California

Mar 26, 2009
3/5Average

“Thriving arts district downtown”

Addison Street starts in West Berkeley at San Pablo, where the famous Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse has live music almost every night of the week. Travelling east leads you into a mostly residential area, where the small Strawberry Creek Park is a great plac...Full review
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Best streets in (and around) Berkeley

University Avenue, Berkeley, California

4.5/5

“Busy from end to end, lots of options”

- sleepstar
University Avenue is one of the main streets in Berkeley. It runs all the way from the waterfront to the University of California. It has a very ungentrified feel throughout, which is refreshing consi...Full review

Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California

4.5/5

“Exciting street that changes with every block”

- abethurem
I used to work on the corner of Shattuck and Vine and was down there every day. Shattuck is an awsome street that completley changes the more downtown/South you go - or the more north you go. Trav...Full review

Deakin Street, Berkeley, California

4/5

“Quiet & Friendly”

- Merantz
Ocassional opossum & racoon in the back yard... lots of pretty trees and flowers... dead quiet at night.

Mcgee Avenue, Berkeley, California

4/5

“I love my street”

- deerail
Close proximity to everything, no hassle from anything, just perfect in my opinion. The neighbors are a bit older and more subdued, but seem cheerful enough and aren't weirdos.

Milvia Street, Berkeley, California

3.5/5

“Another quick bike run, mostly quiet”

- sleepstar
Milvia Street is another designated Bicycle Boulevard in Berkeley. It makes a quick run of things from north to south and is a nice alternative to taking Shattuck. Apart from the immediate high school...Full review

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