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We all know how important having a good street grid will be for the long-term prosperity of an area so I ask you, which metropolitan areas have the best street grid when looking at the whole entire metro area?
Things like road quality and such could also be taken into consideration.
If there are any grids that are noteworthy for being confusing or a bit jumbled they could also be listed.
I'd define "good" as streets being relatively narrow so they're easy for pedestrians to cross, typically having through streets rather than cul de sacs...
But that might not be your preference. If you have a definition this thread will be much easier.
Chicago's grid system extends well out into the suburbs, with most of the inner suburbs tied directly into the city's address numbering system.
That said I don't buy the premise a good street grid is important for a city's prosperity. There are many prosperous cities in the world with an absolute tangle of a street and road system.
I feel like Chicago is pretty good. Some areas in the city can be a bit cattywampus but overall it’s a fairly easy, straightforward city to navigate.
We all know how important having a good street grid will be for the long-term prosperity of an area so I ask you, which metropolitan areas have the best street grid when looking at the whole entire metro area?
Things like road quality and such could also be taken into consideration.
If there are any grids that are noteworthy for being confusing or a bit jumbled they could also be listed.
I doubt the premise: street grid = prosperity? Some famously non gridded US metros are prosperous— eg, Atlanta. Grids support walkability but not necessarily orthogonal grids: Boston area not gridded yet walkable because streets mostly all connect and high density of city and inner suburbs.
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