The Minneapolis Street Grid: Explained
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The Minneapolis Street Grid: Explained
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#2Many cities could benefit from this exposition. Melbourne has a similar "WTF" moment in its grid alignment.
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#4A related article I've always liked: Fictitious Minneapolis street addresses: A guide for writers.
https://southtwelfth.tumblr.com/post/56794633391/fictitious-...
Somewhat tongue-in-cheek article that explores the intricacies of our road system to come up with a fake address that sounds believable.
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#5Many cities could benefit from this exposition. Melbourne has a similar "WTF" moment in its grid alignment.
The interesting part about Minneapolis is that it has two grids. Early development occurred at angles to the Mississippi river, while later development straightened out to N-S and E-W orientation.
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#6I spent a good part of my childhood on Girard Avenue North, part of the first alphabetical sequence running east to west. It was always a comfort to know I could find my way home if I knew the alphabet.
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#7Many cities could benefit from this exposition. Melbourne has a similar "WTF" moment in its grid alignment.
The interesting part about Minneapolis is that it has two grids. Early development occurred at angles to the Mississippi river, while later development straightened out to N-S and E-W orientation.
Seattle has a similar situation with the coast.
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#8Many cities could benefit from this exposition. Melbourne has a similar "WTF" moment in its grid alignment.
The interesting part about Minneapolis is that it has two grids. Early development occurred at angles to the Mississippi river, while later development straightened out to N-S and E-W orientation.
This is precisely Melbourne's problem.
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#9Ironically, the author could have found a far more intricate mesh of stitched together street grids if they never left New York.
Here are all the numbered streets of New York City, colored by the number of the street.
https://i.redd.it/p48mipyctk5d1.png
The New York street grid can really suck you in because its just organized enough to not be randomness, but not organized enough to instantly fit it to a simple pattern and move on with your life.
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