The sphere distance compares street-direction measures on ℝP² modulo rotation about the vertical axis — grids match however they are oriented. The 3D W₂ alignment searches the most promising rotation candidates (see the method note). MDS embeds the distance matrix into 2D: nearby points are similarly-built cities.
Most and least similar pairs
Every pair of cities ranked by the selected distance (rank 1 = most similar). Filter by city to rank only the pairs that include it; sort by any column.
Scatter plot (?)
Walk Score®, Bike Score®, and Transit Score® values are provided by Walk Score; availability varies by location.
Commute modal share
How residents usually get to work, from official census and national statistics — not part of the street-network analysis. Years, ages and definitions differ by country, and figures use each agency's city geography; see sources & definitions. Sort by any column.
Overlay cities
Select up to three cities to compare their bearing roses and grade distributions.