Stroad
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A stroad is a thoroughfare that combines the features of streets and roads. Common in the United States and Canada, stroads are wide arterials that also provide access to strip malls, drive-throughs,
A five-lane stroad on NY 78 (Transit Road) in Amherst, New York, surrounded by auto-oriented commercial development with empty sidewalks
Northern Boulevard in Queens New York and Old York Road in Elkins Park Pennsylvania showing examples of an urban and suburban stroad respectively
Queens Boulevard, known in New York City as the Boulevard of Broken Bones, alternatively as the Boulevard of Death, for its frequent pedestrian injuries and deaths
Typical sidewalk next to a stroad (Route 107 in Lynn, Massachusetts)
Charles Marohn
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Charles Marohn is an American author, land-use planner, municipal engineer, and the founder and president of Strong Towns, an organization which advocates for the development of dense towns and the re
Stroad
…and dangerous compromise. The word "stroad" is a portmanteau of the words street and road. It was coined in 2011 by civil engineer and urban planner Charles Marohn to describe what he considered failures in North American infrastructure development. The concept was popularized in April 2021 through a short documentary…
Marohn in 2021