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Planning history

Pierre Charles L'Enfant's plan of Washington, DC, is best described as
A. first idea to use zoning
B. based on the grid system
C. an example of baroque planning
D. prompted a reform movement spawning new ideas about planning

AnswerC. an example of baroque planning in the US that was never widely adopted elsewhere.

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