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what you're describing is called "multigrid" system.

you have grids of varying size, all overlapping each other.

examples:

notice the streets make some kind of "grid" on the landscape

[-] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Yes, exactly this was what I was thinking about.

now you also know the name :)

[-] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

It's awesome, thanks!

And honestly, I could see this sort of systems being handy - having raillines between the big and mid-sized cities, and bus services for the aforementioned + small cities and towns, and (electric) bicycles for the rest.

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