Why Cities With Grids Are Terribly Designed

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Why Cities With Grids Are Terribly Designed

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Popular Press
Chandler , D. L. (2018, February 22). Urban heat island effects depend on a city's layout. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from https://news.mit.edu/2018/urban-heat-...
Grammenos, F. (2016, December 20). A grid balancing act for vibrant, varied, and sustainable places. Planetizen Features. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from https://www.planetizen.com/node/90338...
Grammenos, F. (n.d.). Beloved and abandoned: A platting named Portland. Planetizen Features. Retrieved October 19, 2009, from https://www.planetizen.com/node/41290
Grammenos, F. (n.d.). Choosing a grid, or not. Planetizen Features. Retrieved February 14, 2012, from https://www.planetizen.com/node/54477
Gray, N. (2020, October 21). In a Land of Cul-de-Sacs, the Street Grid Stages a Comeback. Bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
McClelland, E. (2021, June 17). Why Chicago's grid is a model of Perfect urban order. Chicago Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/...