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Jan 16, 2022
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It's also confusing at first that in Utah County the addresses reset for each
tiny town, but in Salt Lake county it numbers the entire county. Addresses by county is better IMO.
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Article about living in SLC lists grid-street number system as a con. What?
Great38
1/16/22 8:14pm
Probably racist somehow....
RH84025
1/16/22 8:16pm
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byubyu
1/16/22 8:18pm
New York has a similar layout and addressing system. Kind of a dumb thing
Hypnotoad
1/16/22 8:26pm
Yea 5th avenue is named 5th for a reason
Kajdin
1/16/22 8:33pm
Yes, it was named after that famed explorer, Captain Henry V Avenue.
Blue Print
1/16/22 8:43pm
Weird. My wife and I often reference
Oat'n'bow
1/16/22 8:34pm
It's really easy and convenient once you understand it fully. As someone who came to BYU from CA, it took me a while to
SingleStrapBackpack
1/16/22 8:37pm
It's also confusing at first that in Utah County the addresses reset for each
Schultz is back
1/16/22 8:40pm
It's even MORE confusing that in Utah County, there are both individual city grids AND a big county grid. The county
SingleStrapBackpack
1/16/22 8:46pm
The grid can be weird if you’re not familiar with it also it gets messy when
Kajdin
1/16/22 8:36pm
And adjacent cities sometimes don't even have the same block lengths. For example, the distance between Center St and
SingleStrapBackpack
1/16/22 8:38pm
None of that stuff happens in Salt Lake County anymore.
Belboz
1/16/22 8:52pm
It would be a huge undertaking but
Oat'n'bow
1/16/22 8:41pm
It's long overdue. The big commercial area where Costco is in Lehi straddles
Hypnotoad
1/16/22 8:50pm
Lindon/PG is the worst. I'm not sure what's happening over there.
Blueto
1/16/22 8:46pm
Having State Street running at a angle through those cities makes things really awkward.
SingleStrapBackpack
1/16/22 8:54pm
Boring and lacks personality, I guess.
All-American
1/16/22 9:00pm
Also says inversion happens morning after snow storm.
Madam Pattirini
1/16/22 9:02pm
I know a lot of people that prove those two things aren't at all mutually exclusive.
SingleStrapBackpack
1/16/22 9:04pm
Con for people who love getting lost?
Soupie
1/16/22 9:23pm
City planners have realized wide, straight, streets are actually poor design
runnincoug
1/16/22 9:28pm
It's very efficient. Efficiency often lacks personality, though.
Corn Pop
1/16/22 9:37pm
I don't see how it isn't a pro
JuicyJam
1/16/22 9:40pm
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