What ia s street? A street is a route over land which has been improved so that it is easier for people and vehicles to travel from one place to another.

Street

What ia s street? A street is a route over land which has been improved so that it is easier for people and vehicles to travel from one place to another (more or less the same as road).

Most streets refer to places in towns and cities. This is Delhi, India.

Streets are highways connecting places. We use both the words road and street for highways, although most streets are short and in towns and cities, and many roads are names of highways that connect places. But there is no hard and fast rule. Avenues are often wide, tree-lined streets.

The name of your local roads and streets is a fascinating topic. Check out what they might tell you in the book below.

Both of these videos are of PEDESTRIANISED streets. Were they always like that? Why might they have become pedestrianised?

This is a video of people shopping in a historic district of a town (Winchester) in England, UK. What kinds of shops are there and what do they do - simply sell? Is this for local people or tourists? The walk along the market street ends at the historic market cross, where you will hear music.

This is a video of people shopping in a historic district of a town in Florida. Is shopping in the UK and the US much the same? Is this for local people or tourists?

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