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     • Chicago's streets are laid out using a grid system with easy-to-follow blocks and directions.
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   Does Chicago have a street grid?

   • A: Lake Michigan forms a natural eastern border to the grid. Streets typically end at Lake Shore Drive, which runs along the lakeshore. Chicago's unique grid system helps residents and visitors find their way around the city with ease. Understand how it works with Domu's Chicago street grid map.

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   Is Chicago a perfect grid?

   • On a scale of 0 to 1, in which 1 is a perfect grid, Chicago scores 0.9. (The least-perfect grid is Charlotte, a Sunbelt city whose street system is more entropic than Rome or São Paulo.) Why are Chicago’s streets such a near-perfect arrangement of 90-degree angles? The reason has to do with both Midwestern practicality and commerce.

   Why Chicago’s Grid Is a Model of Perfect Urban Order

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   How does Chicago's grid system work?

   • How does Chicago’s grid system work? Chicago is oriented along the cardinal directions. That is, most streets run north/south or east/west. Contrast this with Manhattan, for example, which has a grid system that is angled 29 degrees. Moreover, most of Chicago’s streets are numbered by how far north, south, east, or west they sit.

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   Why did Chicago need a grid?

   • By 1869, the grid had become so integral to the city’s identity that the Tribune boasted, “There is no city where the opportunities for straight streets are so advantageous as in Chicago,” and demanded, “Give us straight, broad streets, running uninterruptedly from one extremity of the city to the other.”

   Why Chicago’s Grid Is a Model of Perfect Urban Order

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   What is a Chicago grid?

   • Then you can imagine the Chicago grid. It has a north-south axis, and an east-west axis. The center point is at State and Madison in the heart of the Loop. That’s 0 north, south, east and west. Each street address contains a directional prefix —N, S, E or W. A mile is roughly eight city blocks.

   WTTW News Explains: How Does Chicago’s Grid Street System Work?

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   What is the best feature of the Chicago grid?

   • Perhaps the BEST feature of the Chicago grid is its street numbering convention. Per Brennan's 1901 plan, each city block can have no more than 100 addresses...and each new block starts the next hundred numbers. This means (to return to a previous example) that 101 N State isn't just "kinda more north" than 1 N State.

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   Aug 26, 2020 · Chicago streets are ORIENTED: they run either N-S or E-W. Although there are a few exceptions (see "diagonals" below), almost all Chicago streets run either north-south or east-west.

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4. www.chicagomag.com › city-life › why-chicagos-gridWhy Chicago’s Grid Is a Model of Perfect Urban Order

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   Apr 5, 2016 · On a scale of 0 to 1, in which 1 is a perfect grid, Chicago scores 0.9. (The least-perfect grid is Charlotte, a Sunbelt city whose street system is more entropic than Rome or São Paulo.)

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     THE CHICAGO GRID EXPLAINED - Learn How to Navigate Chicago's Street System (Living in Chicago Vlog)

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     Chicago Tonight:Explaining Chicago's Street Grid System Season 2023 Episode 01

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6. news.wttw.com › 2023/01/23 › wttw-news-explains-howWTTW News Explains: How Does Chicago’s Grid Street System Work?

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   Jan 23, 2023 · How exactly are streets organized in Chicago? WTTW News gives you a guided tour of the grid system that organizes the city’s streets and addresses.

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7. www.domu.com › blog › chicago-coordinates-chicagoChicago Grid System & Chicago Street Guide - Domu

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Chicago's unique grid system helps residents and visitors find their way around the city with ease. Understand how it works with Domu's Chicago street grid map.

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   #ChicagoTonightWTTW #wttwnews WTTW News Explains...How exactly are streets organized in Chicago? Take a guided tour of the grid system that organizes the cit...

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9. lattesandrunways.com › navigating-chicago-part-1Navigating Chicago Part 1 - The Grid System - Lattes and Runways

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   Sep 18, 2023 · In Part 1 (this post), we’re going to cover Chicago’s grid system, including the major streets and how to navigate from point A to point B. In Part 2, we cover the streets downtown. Not every street, but rather the major streets and some things to know, like how to navigate multi-level streets.

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    Chicago streets are organized in a beautiful grid pattern, but it can be quite confusing sometimes. This video runs through all the basics of Chicago's Grid ...

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