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Winnipeg Architecture Foundation. Silver Heights Digital Tour.
https://winnipegarchitecture.ca/digital-tours/silver-heights/ Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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Moving to the street layout, we can clearly see that curvilinear streets, focused on loops and crescents, replaced the grid street layout in the subdivision plan. Circulation control by limiting movement and access through streets continued the history of privacy-obsessed suburban culture via implementation techniques such as those mentioned above. Such logic forces the neighbourhood to become family-friendly.

Neighbourhood logic applies here too. Silver Heights subdivision chose loops and crescents rather than a logical grid. When you remove the grid, you create a low-connectivity street with little through traffic.

The result is quite peaceful. Your neighbourhood is car-dependent, but the lack of connectivity between streets means that there will be less chance of unexpected neighbourly interaction. There are fewer routes and more barriers, which create a more private feel. Families may enjoy this, but we sacrifice the casual connections with people who live near you.