"It felt like a good marriage between the city and the suburbs."
It was in a transition area between the suburbs and the country.
"That's the difference between the suburbs and the city," she said.
He also pursued a policy of balance between the city and the suburbs.
Bus Services run between the suburbs stopping in all major streets.
The creek forms the boundary between the city and suburbs.
Politically, in recent years, there has also been a tension between cities and suburbs that is playing out here.
The border between the city and its suburbs bisects the bay.
The town belt now forms a break between the city's inner and outer suburbs.
Proponents say the plan would restore the sensitive political balance between the city and its suburbs.