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Books and Papers
Reps, John William. “The making of urban America: a history of city planning in the United States.“ (1965).
Allocated, Land, and City Core. “Streets as public spaces and drivers of urban prosperity.“ Of urban prosperity 108 (2013).
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Sun, J., & Lovegrove, G. (2008). Research Study on Evaluating the Level of Safety of the Fused Grid Road Pattern.
Lovegrove, G. R., & Sayed, T. (2006). Using macrolevel collision prediction models in road safety planning applications. Transportation research record, 1950(1), 73-82.
Ben-Joseph, E. (1995). Livability and safety of suburban street patterns: a comparative study (Vol. 641). University of California at Berkeley, Institute of Urban and Regional Development.
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Popular Press
Chandler , D. L. (2018, February 22). Urban heat island effects depend on a city’s layout. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from
Grammenos, F. (2016, December 20). A grid balancing act for vibrant, varied, and sustainable places. Planetizen Features. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from
Grammenos, F. (n.d.). Beloved and abandoned: A platting named Portland. Planetizen Features. Retrieved October 19, 2009, from
Grammenos, F. (n.d.). Choosing a grid, or not. Planetizen Features. Retrieved February 14, 2012, from
Gray, N. (2020, October 21). In a Land of Cul-de-Sacs, the Street Grid Stages a Comeback. . Retrieved April 22, 2022, from
McClelland, E. (2021, June 17). Why Chicago’s grid is a model of Perfect urban order. Chicago Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from
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