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3DG Info
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street
A street is a public
thoroughfare in the built environment. It is a public parcel of land
adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely
assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level
patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable surface such
as concrete, cobblestone or brick. Portions may also be smoothed with
asphalt, embedded with rails, or otherwise prepared to accommodate
non-pedestrian traffic.
The word "street" is still sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for
"road", but city residents and urban planners draw a crucial modern
distinction: a road's main function is transportation, while streets
facilitate public interaction. Examples of streets include pedestrian
streets, alleys, and city-centre streets too crowded for road vehicles
to pass. Conversely, highways and motorways are types of roads, but few
would refer to them as streets.
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