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  2. City block - Wikipedia

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    In Chicago, a typical city block is 330 by 660 feet (100 m × 200 m), [2] meaning that 16 east-west blocks or 8 north-south blocks measure one mile, which has been adopted by other US cities. In much of the United States and Canada, the addresses follow a block and lot number system , in which each block of a street is allotted 100 building ...

  3. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In most US cities, a city block is between 1 ⁄ 16 and 1 ⁄ 8 mi (100 and 200 m). In Manhattan, the measurement "block" usually refers to a north–south block, which is 1 ⁄ 20 mi (80 m). Sometimes people living in places (like Manhattan) with a regularly spaced street grid will speak of long blocks and short blocks.

  4. Grid plan - Wikipedia

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    New York's 1811 plan (see above) has blocks of 200 feet (61 m). in width and variable lengths ranging from about 500 feet (150 m) to 900 feet (270 m) feet. The corresponding frequency of streets for each of these block sizes affects the street length.

  5. Floor area ratio - Wikipedia

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    Floor area ratio (FAR) is the ratio of a building's total floor area (gross floor area) to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built. It is often used as one of the regulations in city planning along with the building-to-land ratio. [1] The terms can also refer to limits imposed on such a ratio through zoning.

  6. List of skyscrapers by floor area - Wikipedia

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    This list of skyscrapers by floor area includes the largest skyscrapers in the world, measured in square meters (m 2) and square feet (sq ft). To qualify as a skyscraper, a structure must be self-supporting, without relying on tension cables or external supports for stability, and must reach a minimum height of 150 meters (492 feet).

  7. Wauwatosa sets 60-foot height limit for buildings near ... - AOL

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    The 60-foot height limits won't affect the apartments planned for Mayfair mall, and certain affordable housing developments can stand at 85 feet. Wauwatosa sets 60-foot height limit for buildings ...

  8. Spanish units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A measure of 100 by 100 varas (Spanish) is almost 7000 square meters, and is known traditionally throughout Spain and Latin America as a manzana (i.e., a "city block"). As well, lumber is still measured in Costa Rica using a system based on 4 vara, or 11 feet, for both round and square wood.

  9. File:Block Sizes and Street Length.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Relative block sizes of known cities with a grid plan from Timgad to Barcelona (top drawing) and the effect of increasing city block length on total street length (bottom drawing) Date 3 November 2014