LUGNET Community Map : Design Studies

LUGNET Community Map Studies
One cell per 32x32-stud baseplate, orchestrated using HTML tables

©1996-97 Todd Lehman. All rights reserved.	Magnification 1:1 Cell Size 128x128 pixels 1 stud = 4 pixels (See the full page)
©1996-97 Todd Lehman. All rights reserved.	Magnification 1:2 Cell Size 64x64 pixels 1 stud = 2 pixels (See the full page)
©1996-97 Todd Lehman. All rights reserved.	Magnification 1:4 (simulated reduction) Cell Size 32x32 pixels 1 stud = 1 pixel
©1996-97 Todd Lehman. All rights reserved.	Magnification 1:8 (simulated reduction) Cell Size 16x16 pixels 2 studs = 1 pixel

Street Patterns in Real Life
Plan and photo of community in Fairlawn, New Jersey


From Toward New Towns for America, pp. 43 & 46 M.I.T. Press, 1989

Street Pattern Evolution
Trends toward fewer streets, fewer intersections, more useable space

	Gridiron (c. 1900)	Fragmented Parallel (c. 1950)	Warped Parallel (c. 1960)	Loops and Lollipops (c. 1970)	Lollipops on a Stick (c. 1980)
Street Patterns
Intersections
Lineal Feet of Streets	20,800	19,000	16,500	15,300	15,600
Blocks	28	19	14	12	8
Intersections	26	22	14	12	8
Access Points	19	10	7	6	4
Loops and Cul-de-Sacs	0	1	2	8	24
From Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities, p. 107 McGraw-Hill, 1997

Roadway Growth Simulation
Using the computer to help design the roadway system


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Roadways in Other Connected Graphs
Discovering interesting road patterns by analyzing Pac-Man mazes

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