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superblock: a standalone construct

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Urban planning

a large block, bigger than a standard street block, closed to through traffic and organized around internal paths and shared open space.

In urban planning, superblock refers to a large block, bigger than a standard street block, closed to through traffic and organized around internal paths and shared open space. This meaning comes from Stein (1951/1957) in Toward new towns for America.[1]

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References

Stein, C. S. (1957). Toward new towns for America (Rev. ed.). Reinhold. (Original work published 1951) Open Library record

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