Layout of the world’s major cities

Originally, the collection of maps above was used in an article from The Star to show how some of the world’s major cities attract pedestrian traffic through the design of the city grid/layout.

Spacing Toronto (via Design Notes) took the individual supplied maps and put them into a grid so that one can better see the differentiating factors between each city.

It’s interesting to note that each of these cities is somewhat known for their high levels of pedestrian foot traffic, despite the fact that each one is vastly different in layout from the next. It shows that the design of a city isn’t the only factor contributing to more foot traffic. The city of Mississauga in Canada (the city that the report in The Star talks about) seems to think that this is the one deciding factor in making a city more lively on the sidewalk. Man, do some people there have it wrong.