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Imaging radar can provide richer target information for traffic management systems than conventional traffic detection radar. However, there is still a lack of research on millimeter-wave radar imaging technology for urban traffic surveillance. To solve the above problem, we propose an improved three-dimensional FFT imaging algorithm architecture for radar roadside imaging in urban traffic scenarios, enabling the concurrence of dynamic and static targets imaging. Firstly, by analyzing the target characteristics and background noise in urban traffic scenes, the Monte-Carlo-based constant false alarm detection algorithm (MC-CFAR) and the improved MC-CFAR algorithm are proposed, respectively, for moving vehicles and static environmental targets detection. Then, for the velocity ambiguity solution problem with multiple targets and large velocity ambiguity cycles, an improved Hypothetical Phase Compensation algorithm (HPC-SNR) is proposed and complimented. Further, the Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN) algorithm is used to remove outliers to obtain a clean radar point cloud image. Finally, traffic targets within the 50 m range are presented as two-dimensional (2D) point cloud imaging. In addition, we also try to estimate the vehicle type by target point cloud size, and its accuracy reaches more than 80% in the vehicle sparse condition. The proposed method is verified by actual traffic scenario data collected by a millimeter-wave radar system installed on the roadside. 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