New SimCity coming out. Hopefully it will be at least as good as the first one. Early indicators are not positive...
But it inspired some interesting comments...
"Could you imagine driving in a city layed out like that? every 100 feet a stop sign or traffic light. On the other hand, everyone has a park in their backyard"
Yes and no. With such a street network, you can do some funky things with the signals. For example: Use three-phase signals, so each of the 3 directions are 'green' in turn, for right or left turns. Or put a roundabout at each intersection. You could also make some of the legs one-way streets...