Stroad
Type of thoroughfare / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Street Road.
A stroad is a type of street–road hybrid.[1][2][3][4] Common in the United States and Canada, stroads are wide arterials (like a road) that often provide access to strip malls, drive-throughs, and other automobile-oriented businesses (like a street).[5] Stroads have been criticized by urban planners for their safety issues and inefficiencies. While streets serve as a destination and provide access to shops and residences at safe traffic speeds, and roads serve as a high-speed connection that can efficiently move traffic at high speed and volume, stroads are often expensive, inefficient, and dangerous.[6][7][8]
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with North America and Europe and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (January 2024) |