Best streets in Portola

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Colby St

3.5/5
Ranked 1st best street in Portola

"Great views, large yards"

- PortolaGardener
Colby Street runs north and south from Sweeny to Mansell. It is dissected by the University Mound Reservoirs so it forms short, calm residential areas. The street is hilly with views of the bay and do...
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Dwight St

3.5/5
Ranked 2nd best street in Portola

"Great views, but not much else"

- AndrewK2
I live on top of the hill on Dwight street, across from the high school. The view of SF and the entire bay make it almost possible to forget climbing up the extremely steep hill, the rampant car theft...
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Bacon St

2.5/5
Ranked 3rd best street in Portola

"Near two basins"

- Shermyyy
Bacon Street may sound like a delicious street, but in actuality, this street is quite plain. There isn’t much to do until you reach San Bruno Avenue where the restaurants and shops begin to appear. B...
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Madison St

2.5/5
Ranked 4th best street in Portola

"A plain residential street"

- stevenng
Madison St. is a street that runs off of Silver Ave. It is a small residential street. It is located in a pretty safe neighborhood and it is pretty peaceful here. This street is in a safe neighborhood...
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Oxford St

2.5/5
Ranked 5th best street in Portola

"A pleasant, peaceful street"

- stevenng
Oxford Ave. is a residential street in an area I like to call the “College Streets”. I like to call it this because the streets in this area are named after famous colleges. This street intersects Sil...
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Silliman St

2.5/5
Ranked 6th best street in Portola

"A residential street by Silver Ave."

- stevenng
Silliman St runs parallel to Silver Ave. It starts at San Bruno Ave. It is a residential street mostly. It is not very busy at all and is usually pretty quiet. This street is pretty long. It has most...
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Pioche St

2/5
Ranked 7th best street in Portola

"A street near schools"

- stevenng
Pioche St. is located off of Silver Ave. It is not a very busy street and is pretty quiet. This area is pretty safe usually. It is a residential street. It pretty much leads to Conerstone Academy and...
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Ranked 8th best street in Portola

"San Bruno Avenue: An Okay Place"

- 21223
San Bruno Avenue is an extremely long street that leads from Bayshore Blvd. to Rickard St. San Bruno is sort of split into two regions. There is a shopping region where all of the stores are located,...
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Mansell St

1.5/5
Ranked 9th best street in Portola

"Can be dangerous at night, beware"

- stevenng
Mansell street is located on a hill off of San Bruno Ave. This hill can get pretty steep and can be a pain when walking up. That’s why taking the 29 bus is perfect. It runs right by the High school, B...
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Silver Ave

1.5/5
Ranked 10th best street in Portola

"A street that has access to many stores and parks"

- stevenng
Silver ave is a street that runs from San Bruno Ave. to Alemany Blvd. It is mostly a residential area but runs through the busy streets of San Bruno Ave. and Mission St. It is near Palega Park, which...
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