Streetscape Chicago

chicago s streets laid out in street grid grew city s original townsite plat, bounded lake michigan on east, north avenue on north, wood street on west, , 22nd street on south. streets following public land survey system section lines later became arterial streets in outlying sections. new additions city platted, city ordinance required them laid out 8 streets mile in 1 direction , sixteen in other direction (about 1 street per 201 meters 2 in other direction). grid s regularity provided efficient means of developing new real estate property. scattering of diagonal streets, many of them native american trails, cross city (elston, milwaukee, ogden, lincoln, etc.). many additional diagonal streets recommended in plan of chicago, extension of ogden avenue ever constructed.

in 2016, chicago ranked sixth-most walkable large city in united states. many of city s residential streets have wide patch of grass and/or trees between street , sidewalk itself. helps keep pedestrians on sidewalk further away street traffic. chicago s western avenue longest continuous urban street in world. other famous streets include michigan avenue, state street, clark street, , belmont avenue. city beautiful movement inspired chicago s boulevards , parkways.