A few of the larger paths have the right-of-way of a regular street, but with no paved road In the center. Perhaps they are “not streets”. I want to build more of these!
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City grids, like any construct, do not presage success, they merely set the stage for it. Consider the garden as analogy. The grid of a garden is soil, water and sun. With this gardens can flourish. Without it, nothing will grow. Similarly, grids create the conditions for cities to succeed. Without a good grid, cities flounder.
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This blog documents a summer resort community in New York known as Thousand Island Park. It was founded 145 years ago, before the onslaught of the automobile, and has largely been able to evade motordom’s makeover. In addition to being a delightful way to summer, it is also an ideal locale to explore the street grid and street design details that inspire city makeovers.
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