Street - Definition and Overview

“Street” may also refer to Street, Somerset, a town in England.

A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town

A street (rhymes with 'feet') is a strip of land, smoothed or otherwise prepared to allow easier travel along its length. The word “street” is often used synonymously with “road”, but the former term implies a greater degree of street life, particularly in urban areas. This can include businesses, gangs, parks, pedestrians, and peoplewatchers attracted to these activities.

Many streets have served (and continue to serve) as catalysts for local culture and neighborhood solidarity. New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, for example, is famous not only for its active nightlife but also for its role as the center of the city’s French Quarter. The Bowery in New York was, for many years, the nation’s center of underground punk culture.

See also Jane Jacobs, lane