Miami street grid
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The Miami street grid is an organized urban layout of numbered streets and avenues that structures navigation and addresses throughout the city of Miami.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
addressing system
ⓘ
urban street grid ⓘ |
| benefit |
simplifies wayfinding for residents and visitors
ⓘ
supports systematic address numbering ⓘ |
| challenge | irregularities near natural features and older plats ⓘ |
| characteristic |
block-based numbering system
ⓘ
largely rectilinear layout ⓘ |
| coordinateSystemOrigin | intersection of Flagler Street and Miami Avenue ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
addressing system for Miami
ⓘ
navigation system for Miami ⓘ |
| dividesCityInto |
northeast quadrant
ⓘ
northwest quadrant ⓘ southeast quadrant ⓘ southwest quadrant ⓘ |
| eastWestBaseline | Flagler Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
City of Miami government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miami-Dade County government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralAxis |
Flagler Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miami Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExceptionAreas |
barrier islands such as Miami Beach
ⓘ
historic districts ⓘ waterfront neighborhoods ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | expanded with city growth in the 20th century ⓘ |
| influences | suburban street layouts in Miami-Dade County ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | other North American numbered grid systems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Miami
ⓘ
Miami-Dade County ⓘ |
| mapsAppearIn |
city planning maps of Miami
ⓘ
digital mapping services for Miami ⓘ |
| northSouthBaseline | Miami Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOrientation | north–south and east–west ⓘ |
| relatedSystem | Miami-Dade County street grid ⓘ |
| streetTypeConvention |
avenues run north–south
ⓘ
streets run east–west ⓘ |
| usedFor |
emergency services routing in Miami
ⓘ
postal addresses in Miami ⓘ public transit routing in Miami ⓘ urban planning in Miami ⓘ |
| uses |
numbered avenues
ⓘ
numbered streets ⓘ |
| usesQuadrantDesignations |
NE
ⓘ
NW ⓘ SE ⓘ SW ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.