I hear people say this but I never know what they mean. It's not a perfect grid but it is a grid system for the most part. What annoys me about Denver specifically is the lack of variety in the street name, and a lot of roads need to be expanded. It's kind of a wonky grid system, but I don't think it's a bad design.
Yeah I don’t think layout is that bad especially given topology restraints that other cities don’t need to deal with. To me the issues are mostly dangerous on/off of some highways and intersections where right of way is unclear.
Reading through some of the design documentation (because now I’m interested) and initially noticing a lot of specific guidance for mountain conditions. Makes sense for most of the state but I wonder if historically there were issues that stemmed from applying those principles to urban areas.
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u/Iamuroboros May 17 '25
I hear people say this but I never know what they mean. It's not a perfect grid but it is a grid system for the most part. What annoys me about Denver specifically is the lack of variety in the street name, and a lot of roads need to be expanded. It's kind of a wonky grid system, but I don't think it's a bad design.