You don't have to go far to find a park in San Francisco.
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In San Francisco, everyone can walk from their house to a park within 10 minutes
Parks have been scientifically shown to improve people's health and wellbeing. San Francisco gives residents the best access to those benefits in the country.
A man sleeps in San Francisco's Duboce Park.
According to a new analysis conducted by the nonprofit The Trust for Public Land, any home in the city is just a 10-minute walk away from one of its more than 220 parks, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The science backs him up. A mountain of research has found spending more time in nature improves short-term memory and concentration, and lowers stress levels and risks for certain cancers.
Other cities have always fallen short in the Trust for Public Land's analysis, the Chronicle reports. New York hasn't built enough new parks, while Minneapolis hasn't been building as quickly as San Francisco.
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