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Stroads: The Worst Thing America Ever Built

This infrastructure design kills 15 people every day in America. It's called a "stroad"—a street-road hybrid that fails at both functions. This video explains what stroads are, why they're everywhere, and why they're one of the worst things America ever built. A stroad tries to be both a street (a place) and a road (a connection between places). The result is infrastructure that's: Too fast to be safe for pedestrians Too interrupted to move traffic efficiently Financially unsustainable for cities Deadly for everyone who uses it Stroads are 4-6 lane commercial corridors with strip malls, traffic lights every quarter mile, and speed limits of 35-45 mph (but everyone drives 50+). They're everywhere in suburban America—and they're bankrupting cities while killing thousands. This video breaks down: The difference between streets and roads Why mixing them creates disaster Real pedestrian death statistics Financial costs to cities Historical origins (post-WWII car culture) How some cities are fixing the problem Credit to Charles Marohn and Strong Towns for coining "stroad" and explaining the financial devastation of car-dependent infrastructure. 📚 Sources: Strong Towns: "Stroads" articles NHTSA: Pedestrian fatality statistics Urban3: Tax revenue analysis NACTO: Urban Street Design Guide 🔔 Subscribe for more urban planning explained simply! #stroads #urbanplanning #cities #strongtowns