<p>… what’s wrong with Shattuck? Especially North Berkeley Shattuck? O_o</p>
<p>It’s a little further away from campus than the Telegraph side, but (IMHO) it’s safer, prettier and more convenient to everything else. I am 100% biased, though: I lived the last two years on Shattuck x Center (and 6 months on College Ave.).</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about University Park, but I walk by it pretty frequently. It’s in a nice part of town very close to the Gourmet Ghetto (Cheeseboard, Chez Panisse, etc – also Andronico’s and Safeway). Several bus lines run down Shattuck toward campus and downtown. It’s about a 15-20 minute walk to campus.</p>