![]() ![]() ![]() Chicago’s seem to almost ignore the highway passing through.Ĭase 3. Toronto’s streets curl and curve, also accommodating Mimico Creek (the blank stretch) and Highway 427. (See Dylan Reid’s post “ Toronto is not a grid“)Ĭase 2. Toronto’s downtown grid looks pretty regular except that many of our east-west streets don’t continue through the city. Keep in mind that I have stripped the images down to show only the street grid.Ĭase 1. All images are at the same scale and with Toronto rotated about 17 degrees (as commonly represented, with Toronto’s north border horizontal). Below, I’ve taken a few locations to illustrate the difference. One of the most striking differences between the two are their street grids. Built in similar times, with similar sizes and populations, there are obvious similarities between the two. Chicago is often referred to as Toronto’s closest sibling. ![]()
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