Exploring Measures of Incorporating Street Vending as a Legal Way of Sustaining Community Livelihood and the Viability of Nation’s Economy

Numerous national, state, and local government regulations are expressly targeted at regulating human activities, and most nations have a long history of coordinating vending activities. Many professionals from across the world have studied how to regulate street vending activities. Nevertheless, such information is uncommon in Nasarawa State policy formulation. There is nothing yet done to measure the effect of street vending activities as an urban planning act to checkmate such operations along urban roadways. Two possible cluster road hierarchies were examined. Abubakar Burga Road (along the police station), Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Road. The study employed both descriptive and analytic research methods using a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) to analyse the variable’s relationship and control human activities on urban corridors. However, a regression analysis was employed in the analysis. The study used population, environmental quality, and building encroachment as independent variables to identify the relationships among the various attributes. The study revealed a shred of statistical evidence between vending activities and clustered streets. The Human Development Index (HDI) found that street vending should be included in broader groups of planning categories. Stakeholders, transportation planners, policymakers, and other regulatory agencies must acknowledge that street vendors are more prevalent in developing nations and are typically centred around city cores and corridor routes.