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City street network orientation (i.ibb.co)
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From the post:

Urban spatial order: street network orientation, configuration, and entropy

By: Geoff Boeing

This study examines street network orientation, configuration, and entropy in 100 cities around the world using OpenStreetMap data and OSMnx.

See full paper: https://appliednetsci.springeropen.com/articles/10.1007/s41109-019-0189-1

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've always wondered why Pennsylvania was slanted

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Because it is oriented between two rivers that are fairly parallel to the not-exactly-north-south roads