Tuesday, August 3, 2010

WAYFINDING

Calgary is basically set up as a grid. To find most addresses you need to remember 2 things; 1) the city is divided into 4 quadrants, and 2) avenues run east-west and streets run north-south. For example, to find 1201 1st street SW, go to the southwest quadrant (lower left on a map) and find the intersection of 12th avenue and 1st street. Easy.

With so many people I know spending time in New York, it reminded me of one of the only frustrating things about navigating Manhattan; trying to find a specific address.

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it's just that simple!

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