Complex Intersections. Complex intersections, especially those situated at neighborhood centers or at the junction of several major streets, have tremendous potential to fulfill latent demand for public space. Irregular intersections, which result from successive urban developments and alterations, often occur at the threshold between adjacent grids or where new or preexisting roads cut through the conventional neighborhood...

Complex intersections, especially those situated in busy commercial areas or at the junction of several streets, have tremendous potential to fulfill latent demand for public space. Non-orthogonal intersections are common in irregular and spontaneous urban fabrics and when two or more orthogonal grids meet.