Review of Walnut Creek, California

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Very congested living, good weather, expensive, gr

- 5/16/2016
In 2016, as I write this, I am concerned about the number of large scale apartment/condo buildings being built in Downtown Walnut Creek and the surrounding areas. An explosion of heavy constructuion has engulfed the Downtown area for at least two years now. The amount of housing proposed and in various stages of completion of many large-scale buildings is STAGGERING. With the Walnut Creek downtown area so incredibly crowded NOW, how can this many additional people possibly be accommodated? Will there be room to walk on the sidewalks? Yes, Walnut Creek is beautiful, clean, numerous restaurants and stores but extremely expensive to live here and highest of densities. Weather is good. The last two years were record breakers in heat (as it was in many places on the entire planet in 2014 and 2015), and Walnut Creek was no exception. We had many days in the hundreds and the hot weather lasted through October. By November it's comfortable again and our winters are absolutely lovely, pleasantly warm and frequently sunny by early afternoon onward. It's shorts and T-shirts for many days all through the winter. Walnut Creek is the destination area for fine shops and restaurants and draws people from out East. That's why traffic is so bad anywhere near the weekends. One just can't move around here! Wish I could afford it, that's why I live in the affordable Rossmoor Neighborhood.
Ken | Walnut Creek, CA