Communities shaped by rapid transit facilities such as subways or other rail lines are likely to be linear-narrow, densely populated strips based on shortness of walking of busing time to transit stops. In contrast, freeway-oriented communities, using the automobile for transportation, are usually more widely spaced and open. The two opposing community types should be inter-related only with great care.
Even in America few cities have consistent grid patterns, but are, rather, comprised of series of grids. Freeway alignment, at best, will respond to each grid series. Sufficient right-of-way should be acquired, where feasible, to provide transitional areas, sometimes in the form of green parklike boundaries between the adjacent street patterns.
Communities shaped by rapid transit facilities such as subways or other rail lines are likely to be linear-narrow, densely populated strips based on shortness of walking of busing time to transit stops. In contrast, freeway-oriented communities, using the automobile for transportation, are usually more widely spaced and open. The two opposing community types should be inter-related only with great care.
Even in America few cities have consistent grid patterns, but are, rather, comprised of series of grids. Freeway alignment, at best, will respond to each grid series. Sufficient right-of-way should be acquired, where feasible, to provide transitional areas, sometimes in the form of green parklike boundaries between the adjacent street patterns.
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