Great Plans
Three towns that were drawn before they were built. Each is told move by move: the problem, what the planners did, what happened next, and what critics said. Each ends with a game to play on paper and an Honest Page of sources.
- Savannah, Georgia · 1733Savannah's squaresThe idea: a town that grows by repeating one small, complete neighbourhood.
- Barcelona, Spain · 1859Barcelona's blocksThe idea: a grid planned for light, air and movement — and what happens when a plan meets land prices.
- Copenhagen, Denmark · 1947Copenhagen's Finger PlanThe idea: grow along the railway lines, and keep green wedges between them.
Written by people, checked against the sources listed on each page. Shared under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. To argue about a plan around a table, try The Town Table.