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The 'Liquid Grid' Street Layout, A Replacement For Cul-De-Sacs & Block Grids

• davewicket 15y ago
  "Every block in a liquid grid is unique in it’s shape". Oops.
• Semiapies 15y ago
  Interesting idea, though I suspect the more regular version in the final diagram could be made to work reasonably well, with less work on the planning and surveying sides. Each block would have a different shape from all its neighbors, so with trees, differing houses, etc., you'd have much of the same benefits. That said, I don't see that this would have any impact on HOAs. More significantly, I've seen developments with straight grid layouts that are closed, only having one outlet to a public road. That could happen just as easily with a wavy or liquid grid.
  • ChrisNorstrom 15y ago
    Some cities have outright banned those kinds of subdivisions.
    • Semiapies 15y ago
      Which doesn't help in all other cities.