Hacker News Reader

I hate to break it to you but, the city grid plan is ancient. The Greeks and Romans used it, even the Pre-Columbian Americans had it.

The system is great for directions and general movement of people.

View on HN

Maybe these guys had city grid plans too, not sure:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation

We had IVC as a topic in school, vaguely remember it being mentioned, could be wrong.

Downtown Redwood City, California, is rotated at a 45° angle to its surrounding streets. Though I've been there dozens of times (worked nearby for 10 years), I still never quite feel like I know where I'm going.

That’s a Spanish thing I believe… lots of towns in Latin America like that, including Los Angeles.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com