streetscape

noun

street·​scape ˈstrēt-ˌskāp How to pronounce streetscape (audio)
1
: the appearance or view of a street
2
: a work of art depicting a view of a street

Examples of streetscape in a Sentence

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Phase 1 of the streetscape project would renovate Girard Avenue between Prospect and Wall streets with improved lighting and seating and more street trees and traffic-calming measures. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 In the second phase, the city is scheduled to install a series of streetscape changes on Deerpath from Oakwood Avenue to Western Avenue. Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 Zoom out: Detroit's streetscape program has remade roads dotted across the city, including Warren and Kercheval on the east side and Livernois on the west side. Annalise Frank, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 The development also includes outdoor gathering spaces, breezeways and streetscape designs, while paying tribute to the former home of the Handy Hardware store. Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for streetscape 

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of streetscape was in 1833

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“Streetscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetscape. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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