Tramlines[edit]

Trams are generally considered to be environmentally friendly with tramlines running in streets with

a combination of tram lanes or separate alignments are used, sometimes on a segregated right of
way.[8] Signalling and effective braking reduce the risk of a tram accident.

Vehicular amenities and roadside hardware[edit]

A suburban street in Amman, Jordan.

Often, a curb (British English: Kerb) is used to separate the vehicle traffic lanes from the adjacent
pavement area and where people on bicycles are considered properly are used to separate cycling
from traffic as well. Street signs, parking meters, bicycle stands, benches, traffic signals, and street
lights are often found adjacent to streets. They may be behind the sidewalk, or between the sidewalk
and the curb.
Landscaping[edit]
There may be a road verge (a strip of grass or other vegetation) between the carriageway (North
American English: Roadway) and the pavement on either side of the street on
which Grass or trees are often grown there for landscaping. These are often placed for beautification
but are increasingly being used to control stormwater.

Utilities[edit]
Although primarily used for traffic, streets are important corridors for utilities such as electric power;
communications such as telephone, cable television and fiber optic lines; storm and sanitary sewers;
and natural gas lines.

Damrak, in Amsterdam with a tram, Fietspad and pavement

Street numbering[edit]
Practically all public streets in Western countries and the majority elsewhere (though not in Japan;
see Japanese addressing system) are given a street or road name, or at least a number, to identify
them and any addresses located along the streets. Alleys, in some places, do not have names. The
length of a lot of land along a street is referred to as the frontage of the lot.[citation needed]

Interaction[edit]

Pedestrians walking along Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia

A street may assume the role of a town square for its regulars. Jane Jacobs, an economist and
prominent urbanist, wrote extensively on the ways that interaction among the people who live and
work on a particular street—"eyes on the street"—can reduce crime, encourage the exchange of
ideas, and generally make the world a better place.

Identity[edit]
A street can often serve as the catalyst for the neighborhood's prosperity, culture and solidarity. New
Orleans’ Bourbon Street is famous not only for its active nightlife but also for its role as the center of
the city's French Quarter. Similarly, the Bowery has at various times been New York City's theater
district, red-light district, skid row, restaurant supply district, and the center of
the nation's underground punk scene. Madison Avenue and Fleet Street are so strongly identified
with their respective most famous types of commerce, that their names are sometimes applied to
firms located elsewhere. Other streets mark divisions between neighborhoods of a city. For
example, Yonge Street divides Toronto into east and west sides, and East Capitol
Street divides Washington, D.C. into north and south.
Some streets are associated with the beautification of a town or city. Greenwood, Mississippi's
Grand Boulevard was once named one of America's ten most beautiful streets by the U.S.
Chambers of Commerce and the Garden Clubs of America. The 1,000 oak trees lining Grand
Boulevard were planted in 1916 by Sally Humphreys Gwin, a charter member of the Greenwood
Garden Club. In 1950, Gwin received a citation from the National Congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution in recognition of her work in the conservation of trees.[9][10]
Streets also tend to aggregate establishments of similar nature and character. East 9th
Street in Manhattan, for example, offers a cluster of Japanese restaurants, clothing stores, and
cultural venues. In Washington, D.C., 17th Street and P Street are well known as epicenters of the
city's (relatively small) gay culture. Many cities have a Radio Row or Restaurant Row. Like
in Philadelphia there is a small street called Jewelers' row giving the identity of a "Diamond district".
This phenomenon is the subject of urban location theory in economics. In Cleveland, Ohio, East 4th
Street has become restaurant row for Cleveland. On East 4th is Michael Symon's Lola Bistro and
other restaurants.