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City block
A city block is a central element of urban design. A city block is any area that is surrounded by streets. Some cities in the United States and various other countries (such as Australia and New Zealand) are laid out with 1/16 mile by 1/8 mile grids. (Metric equivalents: 100 meters by 200 meters.) Major streets are usually at 1/4, 1/2, or 1 mile intervals. (Metric equivalents: 400 meters, 800 meters, or 1.6 km).
In older countries, cities have grown in a more amorphous manner rather than being planned from the outset. For this reason, the grid pattern common in the United States is less common in much of Europe.
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