Ms. San Francisco Real Estate (Janice Lee)

Good news: San Francisco is the fifth most walkable city in America, according to a study by the Washington DC-based think tank Smart Growth America. Bad news: That makes housing more expensive. But more good news: It also makes here a cheaper place to live. So, yes, it’s complicated. SGA’s 2016 report "Foot Traffic Ahead" assesses and ranks the number of walkable neighborhoods in the U.S.’s 30 largest cities. Walkable in this case is defined as having 100 or more intersections per square mile, a walk score of 70.5 or better, and a sufficiently high density of commercial properties.

Though some may decry the new expansion as a large meringue, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is poised to be one of the most important new constructions of 2015. Curbed SF was there for the preview—wherein we gave it   a glowing review , parallels to French desserts be damned—and while we adored the outside, we also have much to say about the goodies inside.