This paper describes a new pattern for the streets in a metropolis. Average speeds in an area laid out according to this pattern would be 45 mph, as against the 15 mph typical for urban areas today: yet mean trip length is increased by only 5 percent. The principal features of the pattern are: all streets are parallel; there are no cross streets; streets are connected by freeways 3 miles apart.
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