If you have never heard of a stroad, don’t fret; it’s not a prominent term in the automotive lexicon. Non-profit group Strong Towns claims to have coined the word, which is a combination of “street” ...

This story was originally published on Smart Cities Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Smart Cities Dive newsletter. Most people aren’t familiar with the term ...

Have you ever walked or ridden a bike along a street, and thought to yourself, “Gosh, it’s noisy”, or “This feels unpleasant”? Odds are you were on a stroad. Maybe you’ve seen someone on social media ...

Stroads — the confusing hybrid of streets and roads — dominate much of modern North American infrastructure. In this case study, we examine how these car-oriented designs came to be, the rationale ...

Coined by urban planner Charles Marohn, the word “stroad” is an ugly word for an ugly phenomenon. Before understanding the stroad, we need to understand its unobjectionable components: the street and ...