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Originally Posted by esquire
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OT, but downtown Winnipeg has one of the most interesting street layouts in North America.
Strict grids are considered holy by people who misinterpret Jane Jacobs, but they're kind of boring, since they don't allow for view termini, or interesting wedge-shaped buildings, or triangular public squares.
They're also not that great for walkability. You have to make a bunch of zig zags to get to your destination and have to look for traffic from all 4 sides, as opposed to just 2 or 3.