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Vienna, Austria

The City as a Self-Organizing, Adaptive System – Part 2

The adaptive nature of cities is exemplified once again, by the self-organizing response of street networks after transformative changes.

January 12, 2020 - Fanis Grammenos

Urban Grid Logic

Chart Your City's Street Network to Understand its Logic

The roads in your city might conform to a grid, or they might divert around natural resources or landmarks. A new tool aims to help you visualize the "hidden logic" behind urban growth.

August 14, 2018 - CityLab

Boeing Urban Form

Friday Eye Candy: Comparing a Square Mile of the World's Famous Cities

Street networks and city blocks, reduced to their fundamental attributes, reveal the vast differences between cities.

January 27, 2017 - Geoff Boeing

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