CHAPTER VI

STREETS WITHIN THE CITY

The dominant natural features of Chicago 79

The need of new and enlarged channels of circulation 80

Causes of the growth of cities 81

Cleanliness the first consideration for city streets 82

Residence streets 83

The Avenue, or traffic street 84

The Boulevard 84

Street architecture 86

Traffic interruptions 88

The elliptical avenue 90

The planning of new subdivisions 91

The necessity for diagonal streets 93

Proposed new circuits 95

Improvement of the Chicago River 97