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minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 hours agoMost American cities use a distance or block system. Most European cities use the odd/even system. Each plot increase by two on either side, so one side of the road has 1,3,5… and the other has 2,4,6… If a plot is later subdivided or more housses are built on a plot, it’s new addresses will get post-fixed letters a,b,c,d…
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoCanada works this way too, interestingly enough.
minus-squareSolSerkonos@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoThe town where I work doesn’t have blocks, it’s just a fucking mess. Which is annoying on account of I deliver mail and knowing where I am is important.
Most American cities use a distance or block system.
Most European cities use the odd/even system. Each plot increase by two on either side, so one side of the road has 1,3,5… and the other has 2,4,6…
If a plot is later subdivided or more housses are built on a plot, it’s new addresses will get post-fixed letters a,b,c,d…
Canada works this way too, interestingly enough.
The town where I work doesn’t have blocks, it’s just a fucking mess. Which is annoying on account of I deliver mail and knowing where I am is important.