Who determines which end of the street is number 1? Is it also the same person who decides which side of the street is odd vs even?

Question

Had the thought pop into my head randomly the other day. I’m assuming this is a town planning thing, but is there any sort of a guideline for making these decisions?

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Answer 1

Here in Brazil, all street numbers are how far from the start of the street the house is. Left side of the street is odd numbers, Right side of the street is even numbers. So number 1,633 is 1,633m from the start of the street on the left hand side. It is AWESOME!

If you’re at number 400 & looking for number 800, you know that it’s 400m further down and on the right side of the street.

The “start” of the street is determined by the city center.