GATE 2025 AR — Planning – Question 28

Urban Design and Conservation · Historical and modern examples of urban design · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which cities predominantly have a gridiron street pattern in the planning comparison?

Cairo
Chandigarh
Philadelphia
Venice

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Correct answer: (B) Chandigarh; (C) Philadelphia

Explanation

Chandigarh’s planned sector/road structure and Philadelphia’s historic planned grid fit the gridiron category, B, C. Venice’s canal-led fabric and Cairo’s predominantly irregular historic pattern are not the intended grid examples. The classification concerns the characteristic planned pattern rather than every street in each modern city.

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