棋盘式城市规划体系

rectangular system of city planning

城市规划问题特别会议

Специальное совещание по аспектам городского планирования

棋盘式街道体系城市规划

check-board system

几年以前，你可以看出谁是城里最有权势的人，因为他的路会修得整整齐齐，此间一位城市规划上诉局的基廷先生说。现在风水轮流转，最有势力的人住在泥土路上。

Years ago, you could tell who the most politically powerful person in town was because his road would be paved, said Ray Keating, a member if the zoning board of appeals here. Now it's(=it has) come full circle, and the most powerful live on the dirt roads.