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��. gBC�POUl1(� j t tal�t7ttt'Pf(. tluti�ti�ltt c#, tr��r'h�� €��I��t�itr�t t�> )��i j <br /> The City of Pequot lakes was originally built around a railroad stop.The traditional way in which this <br /> was done throughout the Midwest was that the railroad company would install the rail line, plat out <br /> towns along the line,then sell the platted land to defray their construction costs.The railroad <br /> companies used the traditional grid pattern of development,a development style that had been used <br /> for human settlement across continents for thousands of years. � . ! �.i ._.R< �:. ;• : �= �:-, y`$� ' <br /> „�,. ... r �� ;t�.�x.,T -�., , _ ;�}�; . � : - � : . , _-; Es.,��,t at the�r core. <br /> ��«oPou, , t •= <br /> • ,:,.e:, <br /> rr « ; �, �„t: <br /> -,. , t , �.,. <br /> ��.._.-�.__ <br /> . �'�. <br /> � . A.�a � -i..�-y � <br /> awas.n+. ���•�s ��*..� . <br /> h.. � iYn <br /> �!,.n.zm <br /> ..1 .r� <br /> � .'''�::�'i'i� OshJLS�/ <br /> �w n. :.�. <br /> � l g" IInsLwrS cd.aIIieu� <br /> �'; <br /> . I 7^..�d+„u I..if.,... <br /> s.iva�•tr crif• :.'�::,;;;°' <br /> , �aace. <br /> , , <br /> The grid approach served cities of this era well.The grid created a fairly dense,walkable <br /> development pattern that worked well for people getting off the train and the business owners trying to <br /> service them.As the city grew and matured,the grid provided the framework for mixed-use <br /> neighborhoods to expand around the commercial district.The entire area was surrounded by farms and <br /> hunting areas and was, in nearly every sense,self-sufficient. <br /> , � <br /> , <br /> , • <br /> , � ' <br /> , <br /> ��e�-Ea�e� <br /> Even so,the core of Pequot Lakes and its surrounding neighborhoods are constructed on the <br /> traditional grid. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of this pattern is critical to understanding <br /> how to�evitatizing it. <br /> Sen$e Of P�a�� (t t11{i�ltt �'-:' tii;li ?l9ar�i t� ��f#iFi f r i=.t t !: 1;' !� f / <br /> Besides the ease of surveying,the grid pattern provides a number of design advantages that were <br /> important in an era prior to automobile-base design.The public realm (the space between buildings now <br /> 1 <br />