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The longest it takes for every person in San Francisco to walk to a park from their home. It's the first city in the country to achieve this universal measure of proximity to parks.

The longest it takes for every person in San Francisco to walk to a park from their home. It's the first city in the country to achieve this universal measure of proximity to parks.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.