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I feel like almost all roads I see in a dense Indian city like Mumbai is a stroad. I don't think a distinct classification of a road and street as defined by st
by chupchap 5y ago
I feel like almost all roads I see in a dense Indian city like Mumbai is a stroad. I don't think a distinct classification of a road and street as defined by strong towns can be made in a city that has heavy occupancy and pre-existing development. Then looking at a state like Kerala that is so urbanised and heavily populated I have seen a lot of houses with gates opening up into a national highway. How can anyone fix that when there is no land to expand on or extend?
- Symbiote 5y agoI don't know how it would be fixed, but in the west it would simply be forbidden to build a house driveway onto a highway. If the road is being upgraded into a highway, they would alter the driveway so it no longer connects to the highway: a service/access/frontage road, or some other route.
- sumedh 5y ago> it would simply be forbidden to build a house driveway onto a highway. Sometimes the house comes first and then the highway is built later.
- freddie_mercury 5y agoIt sounds exactly like Ho Chi Minh City here in Vietnam. The solution isn't hard -- the government uses imminent domain, takes a few metres of land on each side, and compensates existing owners.
- ehnto 5y agoThat's usually pretty hard. I guess it depends on your city. But imminent domain can take decades if done with a lot of community backlash.
- gameman144 5y agoNot trying to nitpick, but just a heads-up that the term is " eminent domain" (I know it's a pet-peeve when people don't correct me if I'm saying something wrong, but feel free to ignore me if you don't care).
- chupchap 5y agoGovts think thrice before taking over land as it becomes an election issue especially in a highly dense urban setting.