How to Ruin Your Street Grid With Highways, Parking, and Superblocks

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By Angie SchmittDec 17, 2013, 11:05 am70 pts
Atlanta’s street grid, circa 1911. Image: ATL Urbanist Street grids are a key ingredient in a walkable city. Fortunately, many American cities — especially the older ones — were endowed with tightly knit grids, dispersing traffic of all types and creating good connections for people on foot. The bad news,…

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