Just some suggestions about grids

[Terring7]

Hello

I'm a big fan of grids, while i also use more organic styles for hills, craters, rivers e.t.c.. This is my idea about an effective grid system and i also want your advises. Roads are important, but i don't wanna use the too much. So here is my propose...



It looks boring but some modifications will make it more interesting. Any suggestion is welcomed

P.S.: Sorry for the too much SimMars pictures, but my original SimEarth version of Simcity is out of service for a while, just for the creation of a nice mod

[MandelSoft]

^^ Well, that's the problem with grids: they look boooooooring.

You can make it look more interesting by doing one or more of these things:
- Remove some streets.
- Turn a entire block into a park
- Add some extra diagonal roads

[Terring7]

My Terran cities have already plenty of diagonal streets and roads, as well as many parks. My Martian colonies too, but without diagonal streets
My question however is not only about the grids themselves, but also the roads placements. I thing that this plan provide enough roads for smoother traffic, without having the city planner complain about too much roads.