stroad

noun

Etymology: Blend of street + road. Coined by American engineer and author Charles Marohn in 2011.

1. A combination of a street and a road that is too wide and fast to be friendly to pedestrians while having too many intersections and driveways to move cars efficiently.

   “While Marohn came up with the neologism partly in a spirit of fun, he considers stroads a deadly serious problem. Not only are they dangerous and aesthetically repugnant, he argues that they are economically destructive as well.”

   “The federal government pitched in $11.5 million for this stroad, so it requires this step before construction begins.”