Richard Risemberg rickrise@earthlink.net [CARFREE_CITIES]
2016-08-01 14:50:06 UTC
An Old Film Explains How Detroit Got Its Street Grid
http://www.citylab.com/design/2016/06/how-detroit-got-its-street-grid/487562/?utm_source=SFTwitter
Similar things have happened in LA, where the Spanish laid streets out NW to SE orientation, to allow builidings to shade the streets better in our hot climate, and the US settlers used a N/S grid.
Rick
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Richard Risemberg
http://www.bicyclefixation.com
http://www.SustainableCityNews.com
http://gridlogisticsinc.com
http://www.rickrise.com
http://www.citylab.com/design/2016/06/how-detroit-got-its-street-grid/487562/?utm_source=SFTwitter
Similar things have happened in LA, where the Spanish laid streets out NW to SE orientation, to allow builidings to shade the streets better in our hot climate, and the US settlers used a N/S grid.
Rick
--
Richard Risemberg
http://www.bicyclefixation.com
http://www.SustainableCityNews.com
http://gridlogisticsinc.com
http://www.rickrise.com