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On the other hand, a lot of US cities are much more recent and often planned. And if you're in a city with some kind of grid layout, it's a lot easier to navigate – especially if the streets are numbered, instead of named after old mayors, saints and noblemen. Way easier to get lost in Munich than in Manhattan…



NW Portland springs to mind as a great example. Streets from 1 to 30, cross streets from Burnside, Couch, Davis, all the way up to Wilson.




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