Manhattan's street planning

Definition

Manhattan's street planning refers to the grid pattern layout of streets in Manhattan borough of New York City. It was designed in 1811 to organize the city into a series of rectangular blocks with numbered streets running east-west and avenues running north-south.

Related terms

Gridiron city layout: A city planning concept characterized by an orthogonal network of streets forming rectangular blocks.

Urbanization: The process of population shift from rural areas to urban areas resulting in increased urban development.

Zoning laws: Regulations that divide cities into different zones or districts for specific land uses such as residential, commercial, or industrial purposes.