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I don't get the fixation with grid planning... Why not just break up the grids, making blind roads, and large roads without street parking... Dedicated lanes f

by jopsen 9y ago

I don't get the fixation with grid planning... Why not just break up the grids, making blind roads, and large roads without street parking... Dedicated lanes for bike and buses. I guess converting a grid to a non-grid is hard. But non-grid cities are so much nicer..

notatoad 9y ago
>I guess converting a grid to a non-grid is hard more like impossible, unless you want to tear down your city and start again.
- falsedan 9y ago
  Blocking through-intersections & pedestrianising streets are both ways to break the grid and better manage the flow of traffic, without demolishing anything.
- bluejekyll 9y ago
  Shutting down streets to vehicular traffic is always an option. Doesn't get rid of the grid, but it can create new areas for pedestrians.
mikhailfranco 9y ago
Barcelona is following your advice with their 'superblocks': http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/17/superblocks-rescue-barcelona-spain-plan-give-streets-back-residents http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/17/superblocks-re... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12237966 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12237966