Was it monotonous? Yes. But New York’s grid had its virtues. For one thing, it proved flexible enough to adapt when the city’s orientation did shift north-south, flexible enough to accommodate Olmsted’s Central Park, the genius of which lies in the contrast between its own irregularity and the regularity of the grid. — NYT
As Michael Kimmelman elaborates that Jane Jacobs identified its sociability and Rem Koolhaas celebrated its density, Manhattan's grid system's efficiency is ecologically sustainable.
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Nice piece. I dont know if grid and intersection are the ego and id of the plan but the grid does make Manhattan easier to navigate.
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