Why are stroads so bad at moving cars, people, and money?

Why are stroads so bad at moving cars, people, and money?

The Not Just Bikes video “Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]” explains the Strong Towns idea of a stroad: a street-road hybrid common in the US and Canada that combines high-speed road geometry with frequent driveways, intersections, businesses, and pedestrian activity. The transcript argues that stroads fail as streets because they are hostile to walking, cycling, and human-scale city life; fail as roads because turning traffic, signals, and conflicts slow everyone down; create severe safety risks; and impose high infrastructure costs while producing low tax value. It closes by contrasting this with Dutch sustainable traffic safety, which separates “f