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arterial street

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arterial street

Designed to carry traffic through an area as quickly and efficiently as possible in order to reach another destination.One might not want to locate a retail business on an important arterial street, because there would be limited ability for commuters to exit the artery and shop at the retail establishment.Arterial streets are designed for the benefit of the city as a whole,rather than the communities through which they pass. See feeder road.



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CHILD: Day Care: This is a busy children's daycare center which is located at a busy intersection of two main arterial streets in the city where it is located.
Local governments with traffic operations centers focused on arterial street operations and traffic signal systems are clearly engaged in ITS.
He said that with the main arterial streets being dug up, people were choosing to shop in alternative places.
 
 
 
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