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Curvilinear Pattern
12016-03-06T19:29:54-08:00Katie Christensen8b8b0833e36dee111e0182acfbf29757053ed18881804plain2016-03-28T18:50:45-07:00Katie Christensen8b8b0833e36dee111e0182acfbf29757053ed188William Levitt designed the community to clearly differ from the city. Instead of a grid-like design, the streets in the Levittown community are arranged in a curvilinear pattern. The road patters were designed to impede traffic and break up sight lines. The relatively large plots of land, measuring 70 x 100 feet, differentiated this suburban community from the city as well. There was a large emphasis put on the green spaces, which offered homeowners peace and tranquility not available in the city.
